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Extra Chromosome Sets Analyzed

West 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$25.12 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$27.54 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $60Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $22 to $28
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $42professional $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
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$51.29

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $27.54 · 46th 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.