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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Oregon 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 8 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$97.72$66.07 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$74.13 to $138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $54 to $162Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $59 to $209
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $102professional $98

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
$100.00
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$112.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$213.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$125.89

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $100 · 10th 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.