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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Florida 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 October 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$10.72 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$33.11 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $95Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.24
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$63.10
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$48.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Texas than in New Jersey. 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$15.85

TX $135NJ $13.18

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.