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Fluid Cell Examination Under A Microscope

West Virginia 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $61.66.

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 $56 · 10th to 90th $48 to $62
$50$100$200professional $56

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
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$275.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$56.23

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.