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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 October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$5.75 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$13.80 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $52Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$19.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$83.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$18.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.22
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Ohio· 41st of 51

$11.22

AK $29.51NJ $9.12

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.