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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Rhode Island 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $51 to $98
$50$100professional $59

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 34th of 51

$58.88

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.