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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Colorado 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$10.00$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$17.38 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $32professional $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
$8.32
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$19.05
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$24.55

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $17.78 · 8th 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.