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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Georgia 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $269.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,248Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $76 to $490
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,479professional $129

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$323.59

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 15th of 51

$135

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.