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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 October 2026.

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

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $200.

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 $107 to $275
$50$100$200$500professional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$354.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$354.81
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$316.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$34.67
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 35th of 51

$182

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.