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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Vermont 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $60.26.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $33 to $170
$50$100$200professional $60

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
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$489.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 51st of 51

$60.26

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.