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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Nevada 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$110$64.57 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$182 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $174 to $269Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $65 to $288
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $195professional $110

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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$426.58

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 41st of 51

$174

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.