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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Oklahoma 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $138 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$162$87.10 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$117 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $91 to $214Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $51 to $955
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $138professional $162

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
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 29th of 51

$141

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.