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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

Vermont 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $126.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $50 to $145
$50.0$100.0$200.0professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $97.72 · 12th 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.