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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 8 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$19.50$15.14 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$21.38 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $21 to $129Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $55
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $39professional $19

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
$20.42
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$44.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th 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.