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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 October 2026.

How much does Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample cost?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$200$95.50 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$135 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $91 to $389Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $48 to $417
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $200

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$363.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$562.34
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 25th of 51

$200

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.