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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

New Jersey 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$9.12$7.76 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$15.14 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $9 to $20,893Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $49professional $9

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.55
Typical High
$2.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$17.38

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$9.12

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.