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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 88271

This laboratory test uses a fluorescently labeled probe that attaches to a specific piece of genetic material to detect a particular gene change within cells. It is commonly used to help diagnose certain cancers, blood disorders, or genetic conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$17.38 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$32.36 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $19 to $174Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $16 to $141
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $69professional $22

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$22.39

NE $47.86DC $16.22

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.