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Unlisted Chromosome Study

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 88299

A laboratory study of the chromosomes in a blood, marrow, fluid, or tissue sample that has no standard named entry of its own. The laboratory examines the number and structure of the chromosomes in cells and reports what was tested and what was found. It is used for uncommon or specially adapted chromosome analyzes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Chromosome Study cost?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$46.77$37.15 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$58.88 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $47 to $135Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $37 to $537
$0.1$1$10$100$1Kfacility $72professional $47

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.03
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$169.82

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 22387.2 times more in Kentucky than in Maine. 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.

Massachusetts· 24th of 49

$72.44

KY $67,608ME $3.02

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.