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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

Vermont 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $81.28.

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 $74 · 10th to 90th $59 to $81
$50$100professional $74

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$67.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 18th of 51

$74.13

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.