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Nerve Fiber Teasing Preparation

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 88362

A specialized laboratory preparation of a nerve sample. Individual nerve fibers are gently separated from one another under magnification and mounted on slides, so a pathologist can inspect each fiber along its length for damage to its insulating sheath or its core.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nerve Fiber Teasing Preparation cost?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $182 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$170$170 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$170 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $129 to $427Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $148 to $282
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $182professional $170

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$489.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$398.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $170 · 47th of 51
AK $661AL $148

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.