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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Tennessee 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $123.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $76 to $562Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $83 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $562professional $100

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$269.15
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$281.84

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 36th of 51

$100

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.