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Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities

Virginia 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 8 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$871$537 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,148 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,677Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $871

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
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 28th of 51

$1,047

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.