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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Rhode Island 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$15.85 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$20.42 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $55Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50facility $21professional $18

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 40th of 51

$17.78

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.