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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Idaho 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 8 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$13.18$12.30 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$13.18 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $22professional $13

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
$23.44
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.22
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.20

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $13.80 · 22nd 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.