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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

West 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 October 2026.

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

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $229 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$224$95.50 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$105 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $105 to $603Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $69 to $776
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $224

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$776.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 9th of 51

$224

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.