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Lab Step To Remove Calcium From A Tissue Sample

Nevada 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.85 to $22.91.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $26
$5$10$20facility $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
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$13.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$22.91

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 30th of 51

$19.50

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.