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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

Washington, DC 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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$25.70$25.70 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$25.70 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $26 to $240Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $69
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $26

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
$25.70
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$75.86

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 51st of 51

$25.70

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.