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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Alabama 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $191.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $76 to $191
$100$200professional $145

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
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 44th of 51

$145

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.