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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 July 2026.

How much does Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 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 5 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$26.92$26.30 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$41.69 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $26 to $209Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $23 to $46
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $102professional $27

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
$26.30
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79

Where South 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.

South Carolina $33.11 · 33rd 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.