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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Kentucky 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 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 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$10.47$8.32 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$10.72 to $23.99

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $13professional $10

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
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.13
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $10.47 · 49th 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.