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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 July 2026.

How much does Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $851.

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

Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $100 to $851
$100$200$500professional $170

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$208.93

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 5th of 51

$170

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.