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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$15.85$13.80 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$15.49 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $47
$0.2$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0facility $18professional $16

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
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $16.60 · 13th 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.