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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

New York 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 9 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$15.14$11.22 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$14.45 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $30Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $15

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
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$44.67
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$74.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66

Where New York 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.

New York $15.14 · 31st 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.