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Sex Chromatin Study On A Blood Smear

North Carolina 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?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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 6 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$7.94$6.46 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$7.08 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$7.94

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.