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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Mississippi 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $129.

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 $76 · 10th to 90th $49 to $138
$50$100professional $76

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
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$75.86

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.