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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $91.20.

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 $162 · 10th to 90th $89 to $186Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $37 to $115
$50$100$200facility $162professional $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
$89.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$263.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th 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.