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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Kansas 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$13.18 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$12.59 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $58Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $17professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.75
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 15th of 51

$16.22

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.