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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 88280

An additional step within a chromosome study, in which further complete sets of a person's chromosomes are photographed, arranged and examined. Looking at more than one set improves the chance of spotting a change that is present in only some cells or that is hard to see in a single set. It is billed in addition to the main chromosome study.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$22.39 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$41.69 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $33 to $100Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $79
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $56professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$72.44
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$91.20

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Connecticut $43.65 · 11th of 51
AK $75.86DC $25.12

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.