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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Mississippi 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$17.78 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$28.84 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $32Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36
$10$20$50facility $29professional $29

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
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$28.84

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.