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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

New York 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 9 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$11.22$7.59 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$13.80 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $23professional $11

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
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$28.84
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$54.95
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$50.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$32.36
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$37.15

Where New York 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 York $13.18 · 31st 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.