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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

North Dakota 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$138$115 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$112$47.86 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $112 · 10th to 90th $48 to $240Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $85 to $178
$50$100$200$500facility $112professional $138

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
$47.86
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$35.48

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$129

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.