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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Missouri 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $97.72.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $36 to $138
$50$100$200professional $68

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
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 19th of 51

$67.61

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.