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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Nebraska 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 July 2026.

How much does Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $77.62 to $182.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $78 to $525Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $78 to $309
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $78

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in North Dakota than in Vermont. 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.

Nebraska· 50th of 51

$77.62

ND $195VT $60.26

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.