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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Nebraska 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$13.18$8.71 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$23.99 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $91Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $32professional $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
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$602.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $21.38 · 4th 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.