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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Hawaii 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $331.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $141 to $372
$100$200$500professional $288

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$269.15
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 7th of 51

$288

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.