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Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities

Colorado rates for HCPCS 81229

This is a genetic laboratory test that scans a person's chromosomes across the genome to detect missing, extra, or rearranged pieces of genetic material, including smaller variations that other genetic tests can miss. It is often used to help find a genetic cause behind developmental delay, intellectual disability, or certain birth differences.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities cost?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 7 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$891$490 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,549 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,495Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,344
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $891

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
$724.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.5 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$1,549

AK $2,630VT $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.