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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $195.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $100 to $269
$100.0$200.0professional $145

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $145 · 43rd of 51
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.