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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

South Carolina 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $145 to $186.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $110 to $355
$50$100$200$500professional $151

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
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$338.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 38th of 51

$151

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.