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Forensic Cytology Examination

Missouri 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 Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $32.36.

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 $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $62Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $11 to $51
$10$20$50$100$200facility $27professional $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
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 24th 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.