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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $72.44.

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 $46 to $126
$50$100professional $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
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$199.53
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$83.18

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 28th 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.