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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Ohio 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 8 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$14.45$11.75 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$38.02 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $17 to $56Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50facility $56professional $14

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$17.38
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.90

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Ohio· 36th of 51

$14.45

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.