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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Minnesota 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$110 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$117 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $110 to $676Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $93 to $309
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $135

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
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$223.87
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$851.14
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 30th of 51

$141

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.