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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review cost?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $112 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$63.10 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$107 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $78 to $170Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $42 to $107
$50$100$200facility $112professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$229.09
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$114.82

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$107

WI $155AL $42.66

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.