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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Oregon 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $372.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $186 to $550
$100$200$500professional $282

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
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$512.86
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$562.34

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$282

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.