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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 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 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$10.47$7.76 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$17.78 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $138Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $29professional $10

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
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$20.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.22

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $12.02 · 39th 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.