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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

South Carolina 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $66.07.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $47 to $129
$50$100professional $54

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
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$53.70

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.