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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Tennessee 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $66.07.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $132
$50$100$200$500professional $54

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
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$123.03
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 38th of 51

$53.70

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.