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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 4 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$21.38$20.42 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$28.84 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $25 to $138Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $35
$20$50$100facility $65professional $21

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
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 34th 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.