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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

West 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$16.22 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $11
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $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
$10.72
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.42

Where West 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.

West Virginia $10.72 · 45th 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.