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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Iowa 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $224 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$102 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$178 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $151 to $339Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $89 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $117

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
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$478.63
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 25th of 51

$117

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.