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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

New Jersey 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $129 to $195.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $105 to $295
$100$200$500professional $162

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
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$97.72
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$162

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.