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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Arizona 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 5 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$9.77$8.71 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.05 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $58Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $23professional $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
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $10.47 · 48th 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.