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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

North Dakota 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 to $204.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $49 to $251
$50$100$200$500professional $135

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
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$83.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$135

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.