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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

South Dakota 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$40.74$21.38 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$24.55 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $21 to $41Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $14 to $363
$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $41

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
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$363.08
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$389.05
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 4th of 51

$40.74

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.