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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Kansas 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $91.20.

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 $66 · 10th to 90th $54 to $93
$50$100$200$500professional $66

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
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 51

$66.07

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.