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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

New Jersey 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?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $87.10.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $275 to $16,218Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $45 to $123
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,188professional $66

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
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$83.18
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$61.66

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 27th of 51

$66.07

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.