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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88104

This is a laboratory examination of individual cells collected from a body fluid, such as fluid drained from around the lungs or abdomen, or a washing or brushing taken during a procedure, looking for abnormal or cancerous cells under a microscope. Unlike testing a solid piece of tissue, this looks at cells that are free-floating in a liquid sample. A specialist prepares the sample onto slides and interprets what is seen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $59 to $309
$50$100$200professional $132

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
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$147.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Oklahoma. 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$132

MN $148OK $46.77

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.