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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

South 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $110 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$27.54$26.92 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$45.71 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $27 to $372Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $27 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $28

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
$26.92
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$95.50

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$30.20

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.