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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Texas 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$135$17.78 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$19.50 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $83Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $11 to $135
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $135

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
$12.02
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$33.88
Health Smart
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$19.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 1st of 51

$135

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.