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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Kentucky 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $138 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 7 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$40.74 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138$79.43 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138 · 10th to 90th $48 to $174Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $41 to $126
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $138professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
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
$30.90
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $58.88 · 44th 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.