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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Nevada 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$40.74 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$46.77 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $42 to $78Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $33 to $123
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $50professional $52

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$77.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$169.82

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 46th of 51

$52.48

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.