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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

North Dakota 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $501.

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 $372 · 10th to 90th $129 to $692
$200$500$1Kprofessional $372

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
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$372

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.