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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Nebraska 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $138.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $42 to $380Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $42 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $182professional $102

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$63.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$117.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$105

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.