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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

North Dakota 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $182.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $46 to $240
$50$100$200$500professional $117

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
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$117

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.