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Cell Culture From Marrow Or Blood For Cancer

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 88237

Cells taken from bone marrow or from a blood sample are grown in the laboratory until enough are dividing to be examined. The cultured cells are the starting material for chromosome studies used in diagnosing and following blood and marrow cancers.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cell Culture From Marrow Or Blood For Cancer cost?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $324.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $100 to $537Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $145 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $186professional $219

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
$100.00
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.6 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.

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$214

AK $427AL $75.86

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.