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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

North Carolina 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$30.90$27.54 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$30.20 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $28 to $148Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $26 to $65
$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $31

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
$27.54
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$33.88

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.