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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Vermont 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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$17.78$9.55 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$21.88 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $13 to $182Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $78professional $18

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $17.78 · 9th 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.