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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 October 2026.

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

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $275 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$324$209 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$89.13 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $46 to $398Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $158 to $603
$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $324

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$398.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$602.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$588.84

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$282

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.