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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Michigan 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 6 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$724$468 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$851 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,585Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,072
$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $724

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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 23rd of 51

$851

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.