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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Missouri 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $110.

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 $63 · 10th to 90th $30 to $138
$50$100$200professional $63

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
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$190.55
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
$91.20
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th of 51

$63.10

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.