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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $1,995 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$891$851 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$891 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,607Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 17th 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.