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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Delaware 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $57.54 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $56 to $224Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $43 to $224
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $68professional $62

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
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$58.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $61.66 · 43rd 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.