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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$12.59$9.12 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.18 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $46Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $20professional $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
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $13.80 · 21st 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.