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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Connecticut 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $44.67 to $107.

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 $58 · 10th to 90th $37 to $174
$50$100$200professional $58

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
$37.15
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$89.13
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 36th of 51

$57.54

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.