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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 July 2026.

How much does Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 8 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$13.18$11.22 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$17.78 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $23professional $13

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12

Where Texas 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.

Texas $13.49 · 46th 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.