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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Tennessee 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 6 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$16.22 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$19.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $17 to $91Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $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
$16.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$19.05

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.