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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Minnesota 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 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 $34.67 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$12.30 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$13.18 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $120Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $35professional $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
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $13.18 · 29th 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.