go back

Microdissection of a Selected Area of Tissue

Montana rates for HCPCS 88380

A laboratory step in which a very small, precisely chosen group of cells is separated from the rest of a tissue sample under the microscope, so that only those cells go on for further analysis. It is used when the cells of interest are scattered among other tissue that would otherwise blur the result.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Microdissection of a Selected Area of Tissue cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$132 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$195 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $145 to $302Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$100$200$500facility $204professional $195

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
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$213.80

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$195

AK $339AL $58.88

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.