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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Florida 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $135.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $117 to $398Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $78 to $162
$20$50$100$200facility $141professional $105

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$158.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$295.12
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 33rd of 51

$105

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.