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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Minnesota 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$257$200 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$135 to $589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,585Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $148 to $550
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $166professional $257

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
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,288.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,000.00
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$245

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.