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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 October 2026.

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

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$69.18 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$115 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $34 to $851Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $65 to $295
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $209professional $151

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$269.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$331.13
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$316.23

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th of 51

$178

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.