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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Kansas 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 Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $162.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $34 to $214Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $87 to $209
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $123professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd 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.