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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

South 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $123 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$38.02$33.11 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$123$93.33 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $52 to $263Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $20 to $68
$20$50$100$200facility $123professional $38

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 11th of 51

$45.71

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.