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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

North Carolina 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$77.62$51.29 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$53.70 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $51 to $98Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $49 to $120
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $60professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $69.18 · 32nd 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.