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Forensic Cytology Examination

Georgia 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $30.20.

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 $3 · 10th to 90th $1 to $17Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $3professional $23

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
$17.78
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$61.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$87.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$57.54

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 29th of 51

$22.91

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.