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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Kansas 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $214 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$240$178 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$200 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $200 to $316Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $120 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $214professional $240

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
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$251.19

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 23rd of 51

$214

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.