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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

Iowa rates for HCPCS 88239

Cells taken from a solid tumor are grown in the laboratory until enough of them are actively dividing for their chromosomes to be examined. This is the preparation step; the chromosome analysis itself is performed and reported afterwards.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $282 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 8 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$145$129 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$282$204 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $282 · 10th to 90th $141 to $708Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $115 to $372
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $282professional $145

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Montana 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$148

MT $234NE $97.72

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.