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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Minnesota 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $204.

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 $148 · 10th to 90th $68 to $245
$50$100$200professional $148

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$158.49
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
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
$39.81
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$148

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.