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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Georgia 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 Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $30 to $126
$50$100$200professional $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
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$97.72

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th 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.