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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $44.67 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$14.45$12.30 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$44.67 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $45 to $141Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$117.49
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $14.45 · 39th 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.