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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 October 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$18.62 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $26 to $87Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68
$20$50$100facility $43professional $26

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$93.33
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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.

Connecticut· 30th of 51

$34.67

KS $132NJ $23.44

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.