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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Illinois 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $79.43.

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 $60 · 10th to 90th $25 to $112
$20$50$100$200professional $60

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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$117.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$204.17
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 31st of 51

$60.26

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.