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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Missouri 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$79.43$56.23 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$58.88 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $46 to $219Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $43 to $204
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $100professional $79

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
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$93.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$39.81
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$85.11

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $79.43 · 22nd 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.