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Freezing And Storage Of Cultured Cells

Wyoming 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$16.22 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$13.18 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $26Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $42
$10$20facility $16professional $17

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$8.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$26.30

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 12th of 51

$16.98

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.