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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

South Dakota 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $214 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$240$117 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$132 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $132 to $603Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $69 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $240

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$954.99
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$240

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.