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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Montana 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$158$117 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$174 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $155 to $347Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $100 to $174
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $200professional $158

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$170

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.