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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

Florida rates for HCPCS 88261

Grows cells from a blood or tissue sample, arrests them while their chromosomes are visible, and photographs and arranges the chromosomes so their number and structure can be checked. A stain is used that gives each chromosome a striped pattern, letting missing, extra, or rearranged pieces be spotted. This is the most limited version, examining only a small number of cells.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $490 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$145 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$490 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $204 to $1,096Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $112 to $316
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$933.25
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$446.68
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$467.74
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Florida· 51st of 51

$174

AK $589FL $174

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.