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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

Vermont 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $229.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $100 to $229
$100$200professional $229

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
$100.00
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$281.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$54.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$229

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.