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Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88233

Preparation work in which cells from a patient sample are grown in the laboratory until enough of them are dividing to be examined. The culture step is what allows chromosomes and other genetic material to be studied, and it is reported separately from the study itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$107 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $58 to $120Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $85 to $195
$100$200$500facility $58professional $162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 6.0 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$64.57

AK $389AL $64.57

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.