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Chromosome Breakage Study Under Stress

Wyoming 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$269$219 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$174 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $174 to $347Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $117 to $550
$100$200$500facility $219professional $269

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$346.74

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 12th of 51

$257

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.