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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

Nebraska 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $107.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $41 to $380Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $41 to $141
$50$100$200facility $126professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$114.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$120.23

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 51

$81.28

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.