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Forensic Cytology Examination

Alabama 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $28.84.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $13Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $29
$20$50facility $13professional $21

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$40.74

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 42nd of 51

$20.89

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.