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Forensic Cytology Examination

Montana 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?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $50.12.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $37 to $55Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $26 to $55
$20$50$100facility $49professional $49

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$46.77

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$48.98

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.