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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 July 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 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$20.89$10.96 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$20.89 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $25Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $34
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $25professional $21

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
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$602.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota $23.99 · 3rd 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.