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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Washington, DC 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 5 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$25.12$24.55 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$25.12 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $25 to $174Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $24 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $25

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
$25.12
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$63.10

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$25.12

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.