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Flow Cytometry DNA And Cell Cycle Study

Virginia 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$53.70 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$93.33 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $46 to $316Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $54 to $178
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $155professional $95

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
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$61.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$154.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$436.52
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
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
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$115

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.