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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

New Mexico 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $234.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $21 to $324
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $234

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
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$537.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$251.19

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 15th of 51

$234

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.