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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

South Dakota 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $123.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $71 to $166Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $49 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $107professional $72

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
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$309.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$72.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$91.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 29th of 51

$72.44

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.