go back

Cell Sample Concentration and Review

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $110.

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 $76 · 10th to 90th $55 to $115Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $44 to $148
$20$50$100$200$500facility $76professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 15th 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.