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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Virginia 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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 8 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$7.76 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$13.18 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $60Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $31
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $17professional $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
$11.22
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$27.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $13.18 · 28th 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.