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Chromosome Study With Banding, Limited Cell Count

Vermont 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $468 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$309$251 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$407 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $263 to $3,162Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $170 to $398
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $309

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
$169.82
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$309

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.