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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Washington, DC 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $182.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $148 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500professional $182

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
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$416.87

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 23rd of 51

$182

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.