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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 October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$13.18$8.32 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$10.47 to $13.80

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $24Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $13

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
$5.89
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.63

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 32nd of 51

$13.18

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.