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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

Michigan 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$245$200 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$251 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $200 to $513Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $324
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $251professional $245

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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$251

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.