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Growing Solid Tumor Cells for Chromosome Study

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $372 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$120$117 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$372 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,380Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $69 to $339
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $372professional $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
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$977.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st 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.