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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Delaware 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $123 to $692
$100$200$500professional $135

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
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$135

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.