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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

New Hampshire 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $191.

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 $105 · 10th to 90th $50 to $224
$50$100$200professional $105

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
$58.88
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$138.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 10th of 51

$105

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.