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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Michigan 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$87.10 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$110 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $87 to $219Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $87 to $174
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $110

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$398.11
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 42nd of 51

$110

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.