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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

North Carolina 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 6 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$141$117 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$117 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $117 to $309Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $251
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $132professional $141

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
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$141

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.