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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Utah 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$100 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$135 to $794

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,047Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $71 to $214
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $120

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
$147.91
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 26th of 51

$148

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.