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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Louisiana 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$81.28 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$74.13 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $52 to $200Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $63 to $209
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $145

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$151.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$141.25
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
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.11

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 32nd of 51

$126

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.