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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Idaho 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $234 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$100 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$174 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $117 to $550Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $229
$100$200$500facility $234professional $117

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
$208.93
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$223.87
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$174

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.