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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Maine 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 6 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$13.18$10.47 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.18 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $13

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
$13.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$58.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51

Where Maine 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.

Maine $13.80 · 23rd 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.