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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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 $407 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$191 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$331 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $309 to $759Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $112 to $661
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $316

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$501.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$77.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$426.58

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 6th 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.