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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88112

A non-gynecologic fluid or cell sample, such as from a cyst or body fluid, is processed using a specialized slide-preparation technique that concentrates and clarifies the cells for a clearer view, and then examined by a pathologist under a microscope. This method improves cell detail compared to a standard smear.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review cost?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $174.

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 $129 · 10th to 90th $50 to $195Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $50 to $288
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $129professional $120

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
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$371.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wyoming than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $120 · 5th of 51
WY $129AL $48.98

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.