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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 81228

A genetic test that scans all of a person's chromosomes for missing or extra pieces of genetic material that are too small to see under a microscope. It is commonly ordered for a child with developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism, or differences present from birth, to look for an underlying genetic explanation. A blood sample is usually all that is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Chromosomal Microarray Analysis cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $813 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$537 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$661 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,349Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,023
$500$1Kfacility $813professional $708

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
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

Alabama· 33rd of 51

$759

AK $2,042VT $309

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.