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Cell Examination of a Fluid or Washing Sample

Wisconsin 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $191.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $50 to $324
$50$100$200$500professional $107

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
$81.28
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$426.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$213.80
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$138.04
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$181.97

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 9th of 51

$107

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.