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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Mississippi 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $112.

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 $34 · 10th to 90th $34 to $72Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $46 to $123
$50$100facility $34professional $81

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 21st of 51

$72.44

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.