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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Washington, DC 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$9.77 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$23.44 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $37professional $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
$9.77
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$25.70

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $10.23 · 50th 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.