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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Iowa 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $105.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $19 to $138
$20$50$100$200professional $65

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
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$128.82
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$229.09
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 24th of 51

$64.57

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.