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Gene Probe Study On A Tissue Sample

Louisiana 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $251.

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 $148 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,072
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kprofessional $148

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $148 · 20th 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.