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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Kansas 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$17.78 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$37.15 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $31 to $59Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $135
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $26

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
$17.78
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 4th of 51

$38.90

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.