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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Missouri 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $347.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $68 to $631
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $191

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
$190.55
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$380.19
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
$213.80
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$191

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.