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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 October 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$26.92$17.78 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$21.38 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $56Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $18 to $135
$20$50$100facility $30professional $27

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
$14.13
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$29.51

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.