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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$10.47$9.12 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$15.85 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $76Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$24.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$16.98
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$28.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$95.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$46.77
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $12.30 · 38th 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.