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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

Oregon 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$162$138 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $490Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $126 to $295
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $148professional $162

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
$371.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$457.09

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th of 51

$162

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.