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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Maryland 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $195.

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 $182 · 10th to 90th $112 to $331
$2.0$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kprofessional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$478.63
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$338.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$245.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maryland $182 · 22nd of 51
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.