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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

Illinois 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $407 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 5 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$120$102 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$407 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $257 to $407Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $3 to $224
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $407professional $120

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 37th of 51

$120

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.