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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

New York 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 New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $316 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$97.72 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$316$162 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $74 to $562Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $65 to $380
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $316professional $174

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
$74.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$346.74
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$588.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$446.68
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$416.87
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$354.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$251.19
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$724.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42

Where New York 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 York· 39th 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.