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Chromosome Breakage Study Under Stress

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 88249

A chromosome study used when a condition that leaves DNA unusually fragile is suspected. Cells grown from a sample are deliberately exposed to an agent that damages DNA, then a large number of them are examined under the microscope to count how many chromosome breaks and rearrangements appear.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chromosome Breakage Study Under Stress cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $288 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$288$141 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$145 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $141 to $525Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,148
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $288

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$575.44

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wisconsin 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· 6th of 51

$288

WI $389NJ $135

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.