CPT 88388

Intraoperative tissue preparation for molecular studies

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Tiss ex molecul study add-on

Payer pricing summary

Low

Average

$38

Median

$29

High

$132

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All methodologies Case rate 18 Fee schedule 38 Per diem 2 Percent of billed charges 24 Other 9

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1	Cigna fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	203	$33	$33	$15	47%	—	$2 – $143
2	UnitedHealthcare fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms	136	$18	$22	$34	152%	—	$4 – $558
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	131	$24	$30	$25	85%	—	$0 – $189
4	Humana fee schedule · outpatient · +5 other terms	128	$67	$64	$39	61%	—	$8 – $186
5	Aetna fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	90	$35	$163	$859	526%	—	$0 – $8.4k
6	Anthem fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	58	$25	$15	$29	186%	—	$0 – $507
7	Molina professional · fee schedule · outpatient · +4 other terms	23	$18	$18	$5	27%	—	$13 – $22
8	Regence professional · fee schedule · outpatient	19	$18	$18	$5	27%	—	$13 – $22
9	WellCare fee schedule · both · +3 other terms	19	$14	$20	$9	46%	—	$10 – $42
10	Wellmark fee schedule · both	13	$45	$44	$18	40%	—	$23 – $74

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