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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Oklahoma 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $83.18.

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 $47 · 10th to 90th $35 to $89
$50$100$200professional $47

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
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$67.61

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 51st of 51

$46.77

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.