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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Utah 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$75.86 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$91.20 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $91 to $158Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $34 to $174
$50$100$200facility $105professional $105

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$251.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$105

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.