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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Louisiana 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$32.36$28.84 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$30.90 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $27 to $98Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $89
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0facility $37professional $32

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
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $34.67 · 9th 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.