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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Hawaii 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $229.

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

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $120 to $282
$100$200professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$223.87
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 4th of 51

$182

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.