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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Michigan 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $89.13.

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 $62 · 10th to 90th $48 to $129
$50$100$200professional $62

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
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$123.03
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$56.23

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$61.66

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.