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Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis

West Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Cell Culture For Genetic Analysis cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$115$110 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$347 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $126 to $2,570Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $93 to $132
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $347professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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· 34th of 51

$120

WY $219NE $93.33

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.