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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Delaware 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 4 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$22.39$19.50 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$38.90 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $39 to $417Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $19 to $100
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $214professional $22

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
$38.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$46.77
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $27.54 · 47th 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.