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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Iowa 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$112 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$117 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $100 to $282Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $63 to $355
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $195

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$191

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.