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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Oregon 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $141.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $62 to $229
$50$100$200professional $100

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
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$77.62
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$239.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$134.90

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$100

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.