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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 8 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 $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$13.80 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $52
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $23professional $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
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$83.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.13
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $13.18 · 33rd 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.