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Flow Cytometry, Additional Cell Marker

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 88185

This covers testing an additional marker in a flow cytometry study, a laboratory technique that identifies specific proteins on the surface of individual cells by passing them one at a time through a laser-based detector. Each marker gives information about what type of cell is present and what state it is in, and looking at several markers together helps build a full picture. It applies for each marker beyond the first analyzed from the same sample.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Flow Cytometry, Additional Cell Marker cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $51.29.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $22Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $110
$20$50$100facility $22professional $30

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
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$61.66
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$83.18
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in South Dakota than in Indiana. 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$30.20

SD $110IN $17.78

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.