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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Michigan 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $35Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $46 to $120
$20$50$100facility $35professional $76

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$83.18
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 19th of 51

$75.86

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.