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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Massachusetts 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $288 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 8 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$129$117 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$288 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $117 to $562Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $33 to $302
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $288professional $129

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$302.00
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 16th of 51

$129

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.