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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Minnesota 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$30.20 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$31.62 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $8 to $324Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $27 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $33

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
$8.13
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$245.47
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.94

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 24th of 51

$38.02

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.