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Growing Blood Cells In The Lab For Chromosome Study

Wyoming 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$145 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$234 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $145 to $603Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $79 to $372
$100$200$500facility $603professional $182

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
$117.49
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$234.42

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$234

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.