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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Mississippi 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $158 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$155$85.11 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $78 to $158Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $48 to $245
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $155

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
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
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
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
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 21st of 51

$155

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.