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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 October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 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 $56.23 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$20.89 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$45.71 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $44 to $155Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44
$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$154.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$93.33
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$29.51

AK $29.51NJ $9.12

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.