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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 October 2026.

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

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $178.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $132 to $209
$100$200professional $141

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 31st of 51

$141

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.