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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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$13.80$8.51 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$15.85 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$10$20$50facility $24professional $14

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$3.39
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.42

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 14th 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.