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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

New Hampshire 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$14.45$10.23 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$24.55 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $18 to $76Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $38
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $37professional $14

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
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$42.66

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $17.38 · 11th 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.