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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Florida 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $174 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$102 to $209
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$117 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $87 to $676Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $76 to $263
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $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
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$389.05
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$208.93
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$151

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.