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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 October 2026.

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

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$97.72 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$204 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $141 to $676Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $68 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$97.72
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 5.4 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Louisiana· 14th of 51

$209

WI $316AL $58.88

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.