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Forensic Cytology Examination

Colorado 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $21 to $45Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $22

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
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$45.71
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$51.29

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 32nd of 51

$21.88

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.