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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88108

A fluid sample, such as from a cyst, joint, or body cavity, is processed using a technique that concentrates the cells onto a slide for examination, and then reviewed by a pathologist under a microscope. This method helps ensure that even a small number of cells in a dilute fluid sample can be adequately evaluated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sample Concentration and Review cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $69.18.

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

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $40 to $69Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $39 to $69
$50$100facility $40professional $48

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$53.70

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$47.86

MN $145OK $44.67

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.