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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 October 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$33.11 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$38.90 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $93Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $33 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $40

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.94

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$41.69

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.