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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Arizona 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $100.

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 $78 · 10th to 90th $48 to $138Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $43 to $123
$1.0$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $78professional $74

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$57.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$100.00

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $74.13 · 28th 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.