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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Florida 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $40 to $71
$50$100professional $47

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$70.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$112.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$141.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 50th of 51

$46.77

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.