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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Georgia 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $234.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $65 to $347
$50$100$200$500professional $162

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
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$263.03
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$134.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$512.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 33rd of 51

$162

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.