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Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis

Georgia 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $191 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$79.43 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$141 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $107 to $490Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $63 to $398
$100$200$500facility $191professional $204

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
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$549.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$195

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.