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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 October 2026.

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

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$85.11 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$191 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $148 to $501Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $65 to $275
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $224professional $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
$104.71
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$218.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$741.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$251.19
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$44.67
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$281.84
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
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
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 44th of 51

$162

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.