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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Ohio 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $162.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $65 to $234
$50$100$200$500professional $148

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
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$239.88
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$309.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$72.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$295.12

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 39th of 51

$148

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.