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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Tennessee 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$9.77 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$12.30 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $28professional $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
$9.77
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.42

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $11.22 · 41st 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.