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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 8 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$26.30$20.42 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$33.11 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $71
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $46professional $26

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
$25.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$56.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$70.79
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$33.11

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.