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Gene Probe Study On A Tissue Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 88368

A laboratory study on a tissue sample in which a marker is attached to a specific stretch of DNA, and the cells are then examined and counted to see whether a gene is present in extra copies or has been rearranged. The marker may glow under a special microscope or show as a color visible under an ordinary one. Findings of this kind guide treatment choices in cancers such as breast cancer; this covers the first probe used, and any further probes examined on the sample are charged in addition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gene Probe Study On A Tissue Sample cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $126.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $105 to $138
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kprofessional $126

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$371.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $126 · 29th of 51
MN $295FL $97.72

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.