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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Utah 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $110
$20$50$100professional $58

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
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$41.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$72.44

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 51

$57.54

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.