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Forensic Cytology Examination

Utah 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $28.84.

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

Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $39
$2$5$10$20$50professional $19

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.02

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 46th of 51

$19.50

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.