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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Iowa 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 Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 7 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$17.38$15.49 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$23.44 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$61.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $17.38 · 23rd 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.