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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Indiana 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $56.23.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $28 to $62
$20$50$100professional $54

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
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$53.70

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.