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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Connecticut 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $275.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $74 to $417
$100$200$500professional $138

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
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$323.59
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$398.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$467.74

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 48th of 51

$138

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.