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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 October 2026.

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

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $32.36 to $158.

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

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $56 to $200
$50$100$200$500facility $32professional $158

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
12 + 32 · Mandated service + 81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 51st of 51

$56.23

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.