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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Oklahoma 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $182 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$182$85.11 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$138 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $112 to $275Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,349
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $182

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$275.42

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 33rd of 51

$182

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.