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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 October 2026.

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

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$58.88 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$115 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $372Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $59 to $200
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $117professional $95

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
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 44th of 51

$105

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.