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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88230

Laboratory work that grows white blood cells from a blood sample so there are enough actively dividing cells to examine the chromosomes. It is the preparation step for chromosome testing of a condition that is not a cancer, such as an inherited or developmental disorder.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $490 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$117 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$398 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $324 to $912Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $78 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$489.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$389

AK $389AL $61.66

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.