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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Montana 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$38.90$30.20 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$43.65 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $35 to $117Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $23 to $115
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $54professional $39

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
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$48.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$41.69

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.