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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

Rhode Island 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$182 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$240 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $219 to $724Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $158 to $380
$100$200$500facility $316professional $263

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$436.52

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$263

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.