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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Illinois 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$58.88 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$129 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,175Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $47 to $240
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $204professional $138

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
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$158.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$131.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$186.21
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 28th of 51

$138

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.