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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Colorado 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $2,188 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 7 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$692$380 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,188$1,202 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,571Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $363 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $692

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
$562.34
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,318.26
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$537.03

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 9th of 51

$955

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.