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Forensic Cytology Examination

Arizona 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $25.12.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $42Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$40.74

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$21.38

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.