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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 October 2026.

How much does Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $275.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $85 to $204Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $63 to $331
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $209

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$281.84

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 34th of 51

$182

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.