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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 October 2026.

How much does Specialized Cell Sample Preparation and Review cost?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$48.98 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$54.95 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $55 to $245Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $31 to $209
$50$100$200$500facility $100professional $83

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$190.55
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 21st of 51

$85.11

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.