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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Nebraska 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $112.

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 $65 · 10th to 90th $43 to $148
$50$100$200professional $65

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$275.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$125.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$120.23

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 23rd of 51

$64.57

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.