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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Florida 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$9.77$8.71 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$14.13 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $18
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $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
$11.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$75.86
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.18

Where Florida 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.

Florida $11.22 · 42nd 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.