go back

Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

North Carolina 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $66.07 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$26.92 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$66.07$26.92 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $27 to $151Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $20 to $93
$20$50$100facility $66professional $34

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$57.54
3 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$6.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$35.48

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.