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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 October 2026.

How much does Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.33 to $58.88.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $10 to $40Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $603
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $27professional $12

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.02
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$22.39
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.12

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 33rd 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.