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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Delaware 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 July 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $120.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $98 to $589Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $78 to $347
$100$200$500facility $120professional $89

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
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in North Dakota than in Vermont. 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.

Delaware· 39th of 51

$97.72

ND $195VT $60.26

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.