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Sex Chromatin Study On A Blood Smear

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88140

A microscope examination of a stained blood smear that looks for tiny drumstick-shaped tags on the nuclei of certain white blood cells. These tags are a sign of an inactive X chromosome, so their presence 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 On A Blood Smear cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 7 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$7.76$6.92 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$11.22 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $8

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Iowa· 22nd of 51

$7.76

WY $15.14NE $5.25

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.