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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 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 $28.84 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$11.22$10.47 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$11.48 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $17
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $29professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.50
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $11.22 · 44th 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.