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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Kentucky 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $182.

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 $141 · 10th to 90th $65 to $224
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $141

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$141

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.