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Cell Sample Concentration and Review

South 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $53.70 to $115.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $78 to $214Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $46 to $135
$50$100$200facility $91professional $54

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
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
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
$28.84
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$407.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$85.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$138.04
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$107.15
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$154.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 43rd of 51

$53.70

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.