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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Iowa 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 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 $1,380 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 8 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$776$692 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$891 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,630Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $537 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $776

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
$691.83
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,290.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$891

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.