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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Nevada 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$10.23$7.94 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$10.96 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$0.1$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0facility $20professional $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
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$19.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $12.30 · 36th 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.