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Forensic Cytology Examination

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88125

A microscope examination of material collected for legal or investigative purposes, for example checking a specimen for the presence of sperm. A laboratory professional prepares the material on a slide, examines it, and reports what is found.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Forensic Cytology Examination cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $50.12.

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 $23 · 10th to 90th $20 to $32Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $115
$20$50$100facility $23professional $30

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Minnesota than in Delaware. 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.

Alaska· 17th of 51

$29.51

MN $58.88DE $18.62

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.