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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Kentucky 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 5 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$93.33$66.07 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$151 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $151 to $603Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $66 to $166
$100$200$500facility $295professional $93

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
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$93.33

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.