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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Ohio 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 8 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$17.78$15.49 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$22.91 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $20 to $182Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $85
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $45professional $18

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
$20.42
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$51.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$177.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$22.91

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.