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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88285

This is an additional step in a chromosome analysis where extra cells are examined and counted beyond the standard number used in the primary study. It's performed alongside a primary chromosome analysis when more cells need to be reviewed to reach a reliable result. This is a laboratory add-on step rather than a stand-alone test.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 4 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$20.89$16.22 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$30.90 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $24 to $85Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $21

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
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Alabama· 20th of 51

$28.84

AK $60.26DE $18.20

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.