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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

Montana 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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$42.66$34.67 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$42.66 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $10 to $107Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $21 to $229
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $47professional $43

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$50.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$42.66

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.