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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Chromosomal Microarray Analysis cost?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$794 to $1,349
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$1,023 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,413Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,349
$500$1Kfacility $1,023professional $912

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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Texas than in Oklahoma. 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.

Arkansas· 10th of 51

$1,023

TX $2,399OK $468

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.