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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Indiana 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $95.50 to $110.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $257Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $66 to $123
$100$200facility $117professional $95

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$95.50

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.