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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Colorado 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $95.50.

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 $87 · 10th to 90th $56 to $107Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $39 to $219
$50$100$200facility $87professional $63

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
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$74.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$81.28

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 28th of 51

$66.07

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.