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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 October 2026.

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

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$209$117 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$170 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $78 to $832Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $91 to $955
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $209

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
$77.62
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$478.63

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 8th of 51

$234

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.