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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 October 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$14.13 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$17.78 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $14 to $112Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $31
$10$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $30professional $14

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
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 46th of 51

$15.14

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.