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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

New Jersey 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $575 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$89.13$81.28 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$191 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $105 to $19,953Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $55 to $158
$100$1K$10Kfacility $575professional $89

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
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$323.59
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 45th of 51

$100

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.