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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review cost?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$69.18 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$56.23 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $51 to $178Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $52 to $204
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $117

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
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$79.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$100.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$120.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$141.25

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 18th of 51

$91.20

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.