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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Tennessee 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $309.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $81 to $309Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $66 to $1,349
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $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
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$169.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$288.40
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$151.36
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
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.91

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$174

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.