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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Indiana 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$72.44 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$166 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $112 to $912Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $65 to $269
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $269professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$151.36
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$229.09
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 47th of 51

$155

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.