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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$14.13$8.71 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$14.13 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $36Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $22professional $14

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
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $16.60 · 12th 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.