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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Illinois 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $209.

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 $174 · 10th to 90th $31 to $282
$50$100$200$500professional $174

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$117.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 26th of 51

$174

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.