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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

New Mexico 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $81.28.

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 $68 · 10th to 90th $25 to $132
$20$50$100$200$500professional $68

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
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$74.13

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 20th of 51

$67.61

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.