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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Montana 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$16.22$15.14 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $81Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $87
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $21professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$46,773.51
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$14.79

Where Montana 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.

Montana $17.78 · 10th 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.