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Forensic Cytology Examination

Louisiana 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26.30 to $34.67.

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 $26 · 10th to 90th $26 to $27Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $204
$10$20$50$100$200facility $26professional $30

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$45.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 16th of 51

$30.20

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.