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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

North Dakota 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$178$135 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$81.28 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $81 to $331Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $117 to $263
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $81professional $178

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 24th of 51

$151

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.