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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, 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 $87.10 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$26.92$25.12 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$33.88 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $26 to $186Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $87professional $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
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$53.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $33.11 · 34th 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.