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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

South 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 South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$708$708 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$708 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,266Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $708

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
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$891.25

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 36th 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.