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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Washington, DC 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.18 to $14.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $14
$10$20$50professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$75.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$13.49

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.