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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

Oregon 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $427 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$224 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$269 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $263 to $891Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $158 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $427professional $275

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$933.25

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 23rd of 51

$288

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.