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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Mississippi 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $302.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $145 to $331
$100$200professional $240

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
$144.54
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$240

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.