What does code 88272 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 88272 ranges from $56.38 to $1,105. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

88272 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Cytogenetics 3-5" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

88272

HCPCS

Cytogenetics 3-5

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 88272 (Cytogenetics 3-5) appears at 17 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $56.38 to $1,105. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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Published cash prices for code 88272 vary by about 20× across the 12 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $56.38 to $1,105. Shopping around can matter.

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$56.38

Lowest cash

$1,105

Highest cash

code 88272 cash price13 disclosed · 12 hospitals

$56.38median ~$915$1,105

Lowest cash price by hospital

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital$56.38
Froedtert West Bend Hospital$56.38
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital$56.38
Stanford Health Care$281
Aurora Medical Center Burlington$915
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac$915

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$56.38 – $915

Menomonee Falls · 1 hospital$56.38
West Bend · 1 hospital$56.38
Manitowoc · 1 hospital$56.38
Stanford · 1 hospital$281
Burlington · 1 hospital$915
Fond Du Lac · 1 hospital$915

19 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Cytogenetics 3-5 Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	88272 HCPCS	—	—	$40.70 – $68.95	—
Hc Molecular Cytogenetics; Chromosomal In Situ Hybridization, Analyze 3-5 Cells Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	88272 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Cytogenetics 3-5 Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	88272 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	88272 CPT	$2,210	$1,105	$40.70 – $1,799	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	88272 CPT	$2,210	$1,105	$966 – $1,768	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	88272 CPT	$2,210	$1,105	$40.70 – $2,153	—
HC MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS, CHRMOML IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, ANALYZE 3-5 CELLS Outpatient	Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital	88272 CPT	$103	$56.38	$30.75 – $204	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$1,098 – $1,556	—
CYTOGENETICS 3-5 Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	88272 CPT	—	—	$32.56 – $143	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$1,098 – $1,556	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$32.56 – $1,556	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$1,098 – $1,556	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$1,098 – $1,556	—
FISH INSITU 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	88272 CPT	$1,830	$915	$1,098 – $1,556	—
HC MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS, CHRMOML IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, ANALYZE 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Froedtert West Bend Hospital	88272 CPT	$103	$56.38	$61.50 – $97.38	—
HC MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS, CHRMOML IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, ANALYZE 3-5 CELLS Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	88272 CPT	$103	$56.38	$61.50 – $90.20	—
CYTOGENETICS 3-5 Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	88272 CPT	—	—	$16.28 – $99.72	—
Chrm Ish Mar 3-5 Cell Inpatient & outpatient	Stanford Health Care	88272 HCPCS	$703	$281	—	—
CYTOGENETICS 3-5 Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	88272 CPT	—	—	$34.19 – $52.55	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 88272 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora Medical Center Burlington Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital The Women's Hospital Stanford Health Care Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano

Code 88272: frequently asked

What does code 88272 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 88272 ranges from $56.38 to $1,105. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 88272?: 88272 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Cytogenetics 3-5" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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