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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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$26.30$14.13 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$27.54 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $174Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $56
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $44professional $26

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
$27.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$53.70

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $27.54 · 48th 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.