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Lab Step To Remove Calcium From A Tissue Sample

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 88311

This is an added laboratory step performed on a tissue sample that contains bone or other hard, calcium-containing material, chemically softening it so it can be thinly sliced and examined under a microscope. It is billed alongside the main examination of the tissue sample, not on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lab Step To Remove Calcium From A Tissue Sample cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.49 to $34.67.

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 $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $12Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $49
$10$20$50facility $12professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$19.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.78
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$46.77
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$21.88

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in South Dakota 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.

Connecticut· 35th of 51

$18.62

SD $58.88AL $15.14

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.