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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Kentucky 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?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$33.11 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$724 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,318Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $28 to $4,365
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$537

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.