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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Massachusetts 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $69.18 to $170.

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 $91 · 10th to 90th $48 to $240
$20$50$100$200$500professional $91

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
$47.86
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$281.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$131.83
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$190.55
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$91.20

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.