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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88130

A microscope examination of cells that looks for a small dense body pressed against the edge of the nucleus, which appears when one X chromosome has been switched off. Whether it is present, and how often, gives information about a person's chromosomal sex. Direct chromosome and genetic testing have largely taken its place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $26.92.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $28Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$20.0$50.0facility $18professional $18

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $17.78 · 22nd of 51
WY $33.88NE $11.75

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.