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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 October 2026.

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

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$69.18 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$214 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $708Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $60 to $204
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $95

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
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$407.38
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$891.25
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 43rd of 51

$107

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.