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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

South Carolina 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $95.50.

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 $79 · 10th to 90th $58 to $151Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $49 to $120
$50$100$200facility $79professional $62

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$64.57
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$114.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$61.66

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.