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Forensic Cytology Examination

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $26.92.

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 $170 · 10th to 90th $9 to $170Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50
$10$20$50$100$200facility $170professional $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
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$46.77

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 40th 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.