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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Oregon 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$14.45$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$13.18 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $14professional $14

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
$16.98
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.42
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$26.30
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$26.30

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $14.45 · 19th 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.