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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Illinois 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $95.50.

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 $59 · 10th to 90th $37 to $132
$50$100$200professional $59

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$199.53
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$58.88

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.