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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 July 2026.

How much does Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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$21.38$21.38 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$25.70 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $21 to $204Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $41
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $21

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
$21.38
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $23.99 · 37th 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.