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Forensic Cytology Examination

New Mexico 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $24.55 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $19 to $43Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $16 to $63
$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $31

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
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$51.29

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 15th of 51

$30.90

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.