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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Oregon 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$18.20$16.98 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$17.78 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $18 to $65Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $20professional $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
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$56.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $18.20 · 16th 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.