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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 5 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$537$309 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,148 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $832 to $9,333Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $537

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
$977.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th 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.