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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Massachusetts 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$537 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$1,202 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,884Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,467
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $891

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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,698.24
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
3 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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 16th of 51

$955

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.