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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Rhode Island 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.18$10.47 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$13.80 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $36Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20facility $16professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.88

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 30th of 51

$13.18

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.