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Gene Probe Study On A Tissue Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $263 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$105 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$112 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $102 to $468Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $72 to $263
$100$200$500facility $263professional $151

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$151

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.