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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Arizona 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $66.07.

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 $62 · 10th to 90th $45 to $155
$50$100$200$500professional $62

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
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$61.66

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.