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Sex Chromatin Study For Barr Bodies

West Virginia 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$14.45 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$14.79 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $54Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $29

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
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 16th of 51

$28.84

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.