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Forensic Cytology Examination

Washington, DC 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 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

Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $20 to $25
$20$50$100professional $25

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
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$104.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$64.57

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 22nd of 51

$25.12

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.