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Sex Chromatin Study On A Blood Smear

Pennsylvania 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?

$6.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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 9 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$6.31 to $7.94
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$19.95 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $74Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$52.48
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$10.47
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$74.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$6.61

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.