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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Maine 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$182$148 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $26,915Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $76 to $407
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $148professional $182

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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$26,915.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$26,915.35
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$407.38

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$170

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.