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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Louisiana 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$40.74$35.48 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$39.81 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $34 to $123Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $20 to $102
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $46professional $41

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
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $42.66 · 14th 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.