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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Mississippi 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 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 $129 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$93.33 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$129 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $117 to $209Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $54 to $234
$50$100$200facility $129professional $129

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
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 35th of 51

$129

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.