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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $79.43.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $98
$20$50$100professional $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
$39.81
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$85.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.19
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.09
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$102.33

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 24th 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.