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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

South Carolina 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$16.98$16.60 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$30.20 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $17 to $871Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $76professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$60.26

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$19.50

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.