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Forensic Cytology Examination

Virginia 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 to $25.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50facility $22professional $23

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
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$43.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.89
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$43.65

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 30th of 51

$22.91

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.