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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Nebraska 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $123 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $166

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$57.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 29th of 51

$166

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.