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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

North Dakota 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $9.33 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 5 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$22.39$12.88 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.33$9.12 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $9professional $22

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
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota $19.95 · 6th 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.