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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Virginia 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $72 to $245Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $66 to $162
$100$200facility $117professional $107

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
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$245.47

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$110

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.