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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

New Mexico 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$15.85$9.77 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$19.50 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $12 to $110Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $87
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $42professional $16

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
$19.50
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $15.85 · 14th 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.