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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Colorado rates for HCPCS 88182

Cells from a blood, marrow, or tissue sample are stained and then passed one at a time through a laser beam, which measures how much DNA each cell contains. The pattern shows how many cells are actively dividing and whether their DNA content is abnormal. It helps characterize a tumor or blood disorder and gives a sense of how fast it is growing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $132 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$191$112 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$120 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $78 to $275Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $63 to $525
$50$100$200$500facility $132professional $191

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$177.83
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$676.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$331.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$170

AK $331AL $57.54

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.