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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Minnesota 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 6 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$17.78$16.98 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.98 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $17 to $132Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $29
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $18

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$47.86

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $17.78 · 20th 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.