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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review cost?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$56.23 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$51.29 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $39 to $74Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $37 to $100
$50$100facility $51professional $59

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$100.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$45.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$58.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$56.23
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Alabama. 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.

Arkansas· 45th of 51

$57.54

WI $155AL $42.66

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.