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Genetic Microarray Test for Chromosome Abnormalities

West 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 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$933$851 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,445 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,820Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $776 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $933

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
$954.99
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$977.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 37th of 51

$955

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.