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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Tennessee 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $74.13.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $41 to $151
$50$100$200$500professional $55

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
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$64.57
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$72.44

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$54.95

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.