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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 July 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$30.20$26.92 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$50.12 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $30 to $174Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $60
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $102professional $30

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
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $39.81 · 17th 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.