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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Kentucky 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 5 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$14.13$8.91 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$21.38 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $26Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $14

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $14.13 · 44th 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.