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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Arizona 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$123 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$151 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $81 to $501Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $148

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
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 29th of 51

$186

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.