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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Connecticut 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$74.13 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$54.95 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $158Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $41 to $182
$50$100$200facility $63professional $100

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$186.21
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$89.13

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.