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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Utah 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$18.20$18.20 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$77.62 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $18 to $457Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$20$50$100$200$500facility $129professional $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
$18.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$95.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$37.15

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 3rd of 51

$42.66

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.