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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Mississippi 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $48.98 to $115.

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

Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $48 to $120
$50$100$200professional $93

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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$75.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 14th of 51

$93.33

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.