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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Oregon 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 8 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$123$112 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$117 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $117 to $347Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $100 to $229
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $129professional $123

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
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 17th of 51

$123

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.