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In Situ Hybridization Tissue Test

Utah rates for HCPCS 88377

This laboratory test applies a labeled genetic probe directly to a tissue sample taken during a biopsy or surgery, allowing a pathologist to detect a specific gene or genetic sequence within the cells using microscopy. The results help confirm a diagnosis, such as determining the type of a tumor or the source of abnormal cells, and can guide decisions about treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does In Situ Hybridization Tissue Test cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $309 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$288$240 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$309$182 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $309 · 10th to 90th $182 to $513Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $35 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $309professional $288

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
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$602.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$537.03
2 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alaska 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$288

AK $891AL $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.