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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Montana 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 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 6 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$36.31$22.91 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$33.88 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $27 to $155Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $19 to $93
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $41professional $36

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$27.54

Where Montana 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.

Montana $36.31 · 6th 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.