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Forensic Cytology Examination

Maryland 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $25.70.

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

Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $46
$10$20$50professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$46.77
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 28th of 51

$23.44

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.