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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Iowa 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, 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 $47.86 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$26.92$23.44 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$26.92 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $21 to $78Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $178
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $48professional $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
$20.89
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $27.54 · 27th of 51
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.