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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52.48 to $91.20.

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 $16,218 · 10th to 90th $13,804 to $16,218Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $45 to $110
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $16,218professional $69

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
$44.67
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$107.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$102.33
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$169.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$100.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 31st of 51

$69.18

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.