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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Alabama 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $79.43.

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 $50 · 10th to 90th $42 to $79
$50$100professional $50

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
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 49th of 51

$50.12

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.