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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Pennsylvania 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $70.79.

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 $52 · 10th to 90th $40 to $120
$50$100$200$500professional $52

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
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$524.81
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$104.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$117.49
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$112.20

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$52.48

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.