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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Montana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $162.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $95 to $132Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $34 to $182
$50$100facility $117professional $117

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$67.61

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$117

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.