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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Illinois 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$10.72$9.12 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$15.85 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $3 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $23professional $11

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
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $11.75 · 40th 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.