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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Massachusetts 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $195.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $48 to $251
$50$100$200$500professional $110

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
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$158.49
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$436.52
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$213.80
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$95.50
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$151.36
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$436.52
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$213.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 9th of 51

$110

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.