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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $93.33.

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 $69 · 10th to 90th $62 to $209Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $40 to $501
$20$50$100$200$500facility $69professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$354.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$56.23
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th 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.