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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Utah 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$10.23$5.37 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$28.84 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $38professional $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
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.75
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.91

Where Utah 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.

Utah $26.30 · 2nd 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.