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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Iowa 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 8 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$33.11$28.84 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$39.81 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $33 to $98Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $26 to $219
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $60professional $33

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
$25.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $38.90 · 20th 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.