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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.22$10.47 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$10.72 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $59Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$20$50facility $28professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.42
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$17.78

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$11.22

AK $29.51NJ $9.12

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.