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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Georgia 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$776$380 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$891 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,090Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $229 to $2,042
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,175professional $776

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
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$891

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.