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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Virginia 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.90 to $63.10.

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 $55 · 10th to 90th $29 to $105
$50$100professional $55

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
$54.95
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$54.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$114.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$54.95

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.