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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Hawaii 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $117.

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 $93 · 10th to 90th $59 to $145
$100$200professional $93

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
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$74.13
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$93.33

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.