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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 October 2026.

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

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$83.18 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$97.72 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $87 to $562Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $71 to $234
$100$200$500facility $251professional $98

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
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$234.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$257.04

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$97.72

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.