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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88289

A more detailed examination of chromosomes in which the sample is prepared so that each chromosome shows a finer pattern of bands. The extra detail reveals small missing, added or rearranged pieces that a standard chromosome study cannot resolve. It is performed in addition to the main chromosome examination.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$77.62$34.67 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$34.67 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $35 to $245Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $33 to $115
$50$100$200facility $115professional $78

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$114.82
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$257.04

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$77.62

AK $77.62DC $25.70

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.