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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Arkansas 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $21.88.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $34
$10.0$20.0$50.0professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $17.38 · 25th 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.