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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Virginia 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $91.20 to $182.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $65 to $245
$100$200$500professional $138

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
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$295.12

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 47th of 51

$138

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.