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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

North Carolina 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $186 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$162$105 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$95.50 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $93 to $525Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $437
$100$200$500facility $186professional $162

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
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$162

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.