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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Utah 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $240.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $40 to $316
$20$50$100$200professional $158

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
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$323.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$229.09
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$239.88

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$158

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.