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    <periodOfReport>2019-11-25</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000862692</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CRYO CELL INTERNATIONAL INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CCEL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001646597</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SHEEHY BRIAN L.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>700 BROOKER CREEK BLVD. ST. 1800</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OLDSMAR</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>34677</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>484199</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>7.53</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2029-08-30</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>20000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </derivativeHolding>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option</value>
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            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>7.74</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2019-11-25</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5300</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>7.74</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2019-11-25</value>
                <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2026-11-25</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>5300</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>25300</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares of Common Stock held by IsZo GP, as to which Brian L. Sheehy may be deemed the beneficial owner as the managing member of IsZo GP and the President of the general partner of ICM. IsZo GP is the general partner of the Fund and ICM is the investment manager of the Fund.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Stock options will vest 1/3 upon date of grant, 1/3 on August 30, 2020 and 1/3 on August 30, 2021.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Stock options vest at a rate of 1/12 per month commencing on November 25, 2019.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Brian Sheehy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
