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Flow Cytometry, Additional Cell Marker

South Dakota 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $43.65 to $158.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $27 to $141Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $24 to $158
$20$50$100facility $39professional $110

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
$23.99
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$158.49
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$478.63
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$67.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$110

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.