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Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities

New Jersey 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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$692$309 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,479 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $977 to $10,000Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $692

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
$977.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$25,118.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 38th of 51

$933

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.