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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Arizona 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 to $91.20.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $45 to $107Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $43 to $148
$20$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $69

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
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
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
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$64.57

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 23rd of 51

$69.18

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.