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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Montana 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.30$16.22 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$26.92 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $26 to $39Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $31professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.90

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$26.92

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.