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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

North Dakota 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $155.

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

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $145 to $933Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $44 to $182
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $631professional $78

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
$144.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$93.33

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.