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Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis

Kansas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $269 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$204$141 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$257 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $151 to $407Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,148
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $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
$25.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 7th of 51

$269

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.