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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

New Jersey 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $66.07.

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 $56 · 10th to 90th $42 to $112
$50$100$200professional $56

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
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$87.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$61.66

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 38th of 51

$56.23

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.