go back

Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Louisiana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $30.20.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $83Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $117
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $22

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$21.88

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.