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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Indiana 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 6 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$51.29$51.29 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$34.67 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $25 to $102Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $41 to $81
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $51

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $51.29 · 50th 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.