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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 October 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.95$15.14 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$19.50 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $65Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35
$10$20$50facility $28professional $20

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$79.43
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$35.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 25th of 51

$22.39

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.