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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 July 2026.

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

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $204 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $71 to $355
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0professional $309

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
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$281.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Montana $309 · 5th of 51
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.