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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 October 2026.

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

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$182 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$457 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,096Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $102 to $813
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $776professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$354.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in North 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$355

ND $363AL $56.23

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.