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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Minnesota 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $603.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $195 to $794
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $427

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$54.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$338.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$616.60

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$427

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.