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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$13.18$11.48 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.45 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $39Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $20professional $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
$14.13
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $14.45 · 18th 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.