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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

North Carolina 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$589 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$724 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $3,020Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $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
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,019.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 39th of 51

$724

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.