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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Michigan 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $240.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $74 to $288
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $178

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
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$234.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$275.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $178 · 25th 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.