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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Montana 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $158.

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 $117 · 10th to 90th $105 to $151Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $44 to $195
$50.0$100.0facility $117professional $117

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$61.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61

Where Montana 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.

Montana $117 · 6th 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.