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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

Vermont 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$17.78 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$30.20 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $18 to $269Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $12 to $54
$10$20$50$100$200facility $117professional $26

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
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$26.30

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.