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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 88106

Microscopic examination of loose cells collected in a fluid sample, a washing, or a brushing taken from inside the body. The laboratory passes the sample through a fine filter to trap the cells, and a pathologist then examines and reports on them. It is used to look for cancer cells, infection, or inflammation without removing a piece of tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $63.10.

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 $63 · 10th to 90th $51 to $63
$50$100$200professional $63

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
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 25th of 51

$63.10

MN $148OK $45.71

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.