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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

New Jersey 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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$186$141 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$589 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $269 to $21,878Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $132 to $339
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $186

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
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 49th of 51

$186

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.