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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

South 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $138.

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 $110 · 10th to 90th $48 to $148
$50$100$200professional $110

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
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$141.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$110

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.