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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

New Hampshire 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$174 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$501 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,413Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $776
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $263

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
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 25th of 51

$275

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.