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Sex Chromatin Study On A Blood Smear

Ohio 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?

$6.46

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.46 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$6.46$6.03 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$16.98 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $11
$5$10$20facility $25professional $6

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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.76
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$6.46

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.