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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Kansas 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 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 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$75.86$63.10 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$63.10 to $174

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $49 to $214Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $56 to $123
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $91professional $76

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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$63.10

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $75.86 · 26th 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.