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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

South Carolina 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$110$79.43 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$117 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $83 to $339Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $48 to $186
$50$100$200$500facility $178professional $110

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$120

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.