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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 October 2026.

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

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $129 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$316$166 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$102 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $891Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,349
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,202.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$158.49
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 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$263

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.