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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Arkansas 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $56.23 to $107.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $54Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $50 to $126
$20$50$100facility $37professional $71

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 22nd of 51

$70.79

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.