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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 October 2026.

How much does Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $141 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$178$64.57 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$135 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $29 to $302Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $35 to $380
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $141professional $178

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
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 37th of 51

$178

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.