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Forensic Cytology Examination

Illinois 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $31.62.

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 $79 · 10th to 90th $79 to $79Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $44
$20$50facility $79professional $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. 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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$45.71

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 25th of 51

$24.55

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.