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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Tennessee 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $646.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $32 to $135Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $33 to $646
$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $112

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
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$61.66
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$89.13
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$77.62
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.96

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 15th of 51

$100

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.