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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

Utah 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$38.02$30.20 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$43.65 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $40 to $309Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $28 to $54
$20$50$100$200facility $182professional $38

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
$43.65
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$57.54

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 14th of 51

$43.65

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.