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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Hawaii 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.18 to $15.85.

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

Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18
$10$20professional $15

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$15.49

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 18th of 51

$15.49

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.