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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Washington, DC 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $58.88.

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

Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $49 to $85
$50$100$200professional $59

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
$48.98
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$125.89

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$58.88

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.