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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Iowa 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?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$47.86 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$67.61 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $68 to $191Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $36 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $63

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
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$269.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$239.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
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
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$83.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$208.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$147.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Wyoming 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.

Iowa· 37th of 51

$63.10

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.