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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Nevada 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$81.28$66.07 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$117 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $117 to $427Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $59 to $151
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $135professional $81

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
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$117.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$234.42

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 41st of 51

$117

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.