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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 October 2026.

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

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $158 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$126 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$158 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $155 to $309Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $34 to $229
$50$100$200$500facility $158professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$316.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$275.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 45th of 51

$158

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.