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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 October 2026.

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

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$135 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$288 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $115 to $20,893Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $95 to $331
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,259professional $151

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
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$371.54
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$89.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 32nd of 51

$182

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.