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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Montana 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$200 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$309 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $251 to $468Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $110 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $316

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$316.23

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$316

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.