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Chromosomal Microarray Analysis

Utah 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$537$309 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$309 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,820Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,000
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $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
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,630.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$891.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 41st of 51

$708

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.