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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88381

A laboratory preparation step in which a very small, specific group of cells is separated out from a tissue sample viewed under a microscope. Isolating those cells means that a later test measures only the area of interest instead of the surrounding normal tissue, which makes the result more reliable. It produces material for further testing rather than a diagnosis of its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $355.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $100 to $813
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $269

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$524.81

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 9th of 51

$269

MN $427FL $123

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.