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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Massachusetts 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $53.70 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$29.51$22.91 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$53.70$37.15 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54 · 10th to 90th $23 to $115Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $78
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $54professional $30

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
$50.12
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$85.11
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$87.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$56.23
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$87.10
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 4th of 51

$38.02

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.