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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Colorado 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $120.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $51 to $138Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $43 to $229
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $78professional $68

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$70.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $69.18 · 34th 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.