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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

South 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$20.89$14.13 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$30.20 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $25 to $105Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$38.02
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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$19.95

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$22.39

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.