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Separating Selected Cells From A Tissue Sample

West 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?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $170 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$132 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $170 to $537Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $89 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $170professional $174

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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$794.33
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 40th of 51

$174

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.