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Additional Cell Count In Chromosome Analysis

Vermont 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 5 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$33.11$18.20 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$148 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $27 to $363Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $18 to $39
$20$50$100$200facility $324professional $33

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$60.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$58.88

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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.

Vermont· 14th of 51

$33.11

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.