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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Colorado 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$97.72 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$204 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $89 to $537Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $69 to $257
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $339professional $117

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$257.04
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$269.15
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 51

$240

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.