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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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 $204 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$100 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$178 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $355Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $100 to $204
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $204professional $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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th 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.