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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Pennsylvania 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$724$339 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$759 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,388Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,622
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $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
$630.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,905.46
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$759

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.