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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

New York 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $117 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$66.07 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$100 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $93 to $209Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $37 to $204
$20$50$100$200$500facility $117professional $95

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$169.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$208.93
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09

Where New York 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.

New York· 44th of 51

$95.50

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.