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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 July 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 6 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$31.62 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$33.11 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $33 to $245Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $27 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $89professional $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
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$245.47
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $33.11 · 36th 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.