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Forensic Cytology Examination

New Jersey 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $24.55.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $89 to $16,218Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $39
$100$1K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $21

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.02
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 43rd of 51

$20.89

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.