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Extra High Resolution Chromosome Study

West Virginia 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 4 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$25.70 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$28.18 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $28 to $68Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $23 to $32
$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $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
$28.18
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 51

$28.18

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.