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Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities

Connecticut 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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$776$309 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,148 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,236Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $309 to $2,570
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,820professional $776

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,162.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 15th of 51

$1,148

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.