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Genetic Test Using A Fluorescent DNA Probe

West 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$16.22 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$66.07 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $17 to $1,479Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $20
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $182professional $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
$17.38
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 32nd of 51

$23.44

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.