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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Arkansas 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$126 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$138 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $115 to $191Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $98 to $186
$100$200facility $138professional $141

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
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$234.42
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 50th of 51

$141

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.