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Forensic Cytology Examination

Ohio 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$13.18 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.02 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $32Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50facility $14professional $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
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.39
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$39.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$42.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$21.38

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.