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Gene Probe Study On A Tissue Sample

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$89.13 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$126 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $102 to $398Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $74 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $138

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$186.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 34th 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.