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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Missouri 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$141$95.50 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$148 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $107 to $724Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $74 to $1,349
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $141

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
$46.77
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
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
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$36.31

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$148

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.