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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Mississippi 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$30.90$20.89 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.92 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $24 to $49Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $20 to $55
$20$50facility $35professional $31

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
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$30.90

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.