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Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review

West Virginia 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$50.12 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$89.13 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $56 to $302Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $43 to $115
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $58

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$190.55
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $115 · 8th 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.