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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 4 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$10.23$8.32 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$13.18 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $21Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $15professional $10

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
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $13.18 · 27th 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.