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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Alabama 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $13.80 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.47$7.76 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.80$13.80 to $14.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $14Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$10$20$50facility $14professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$13.18

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$13.80

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.