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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

South Dakota 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$17.78 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $36

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$134.90
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$41.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$34.67

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.