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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Louisiana 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $70.79 to $112.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $63 to $65Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $62 to $132
$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $78

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$309.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Christus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$77.62

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.