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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 4 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$8.32 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$13.18 to $26.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $13professional $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
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $11.22 · 43rd 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.