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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88240

Cells grown in the laboratory from a patient sample are frozen under controlled conditions and placed in long-term storage. This preserves a living line of the person's cells so that further testing can be done later without collecting a new sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$29.51$13.18 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$13.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $30

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
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$43.65
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$41.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$389.05

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $29.51 · 1st of 51
AK $29.51DE $8.91

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.