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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $18.62.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26
$10$20$50facility $17professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$26.92
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$36.31
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 26th 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.