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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Massachusetts 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 8 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$14.79$11.75 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$18.20 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $15

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
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$45.71
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$42.66
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$42.66
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.88

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $19.05 · 7th 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.