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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

South Dakota 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.50$10.96 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$14.79 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $25Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $8 to $31
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $15professional $19

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$27.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$25.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$18.62

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.