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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Georgia 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$30.90$22.39 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$30.90 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $27 to $85Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $14 to $68
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $45professional $31

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
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $34.67 · 30th 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.