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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $16.22 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$14.45 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$15.85 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $29
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $16professional $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
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$34.67
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $17.78 · 21st 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.