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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Virginia 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 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 8 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$20.89$15.14 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.92 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $123Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $35professional $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
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$56.23
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $26.92 · 31st 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.