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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Hawaii 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?

$102

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $102 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $74.13 to $129.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $52 to $151
$50$100$200professional $102

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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$144.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$109.65
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 10th of 51

$102

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.