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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

South Carolina 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 5 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$10.23 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.22 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $32professional $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
$9.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.30

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $10.72 · 47th 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.