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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 October 2026.

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

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$67.61 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$145 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $145 to $457Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $60 to $347
$50$100$200$500facility $363professional $138

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
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$489.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$346.74

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$174

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.