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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Arkansas 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $85.11.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $51 to $98
$50$100professional $65

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
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 25th of 51

$64.57

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.