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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Georgia 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 6 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$12.02$8.71 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$11.75 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $85Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $60
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $17professional $12

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
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.92

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $13.18 · 32nd 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.