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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Louisiana 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $102.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $42 to $525
$50$100$200$500professional $72

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$120.23

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$72.44

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.