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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Kentucky 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $57.54.

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 $50 · 10th to 90th $18 to $81
$20$50$100$200professional $50

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$275.42
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
$63.10
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$50.12

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.