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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$23.44 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$21.38 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $21 to $123Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $71
$20$50$100facility $58professional $23

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$45.71
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$37.15

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$23.99

AK $60.26NJ $19.05

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.