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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 July 2026.

How much does Chromosomal Microarray Analysis cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$891$575 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,318 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,884Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,188
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $891

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
$309.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,691.53
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th 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.