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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Florida 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $63.10.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $38 to $129
$50$100$200professional $51

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$81.28
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$51.29

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.