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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

New Hampshire 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $372 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$117$75.86 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$214 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $126 to $676Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $60 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $117

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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$489.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$155

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.