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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Idaho 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $372.

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 $355 · 10th to 90th $155 to $372
$50$100$200professional $355

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
$186.21
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$355

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.