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Doctor's Reading Of A Large Cell Marker Panel

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 88189

Covers the specialist doctor's review and written report on a study in which cells from blood, bone marrow or another sample were sorted one by one according to the markers on their surface and inside them. This version is for the largest studies, where many markers were examined at once to build a detailed profile of the cell population. Running the sample through the laboratory machine is charged separately from this reading.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Doctor's Reading Of A Large Cell Marker Panel cost?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $112.

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 $85 · 10th to 90th $79 to $85Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $52 to $170
$50$100$200$500facility $85professional $98

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$169.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$165.96

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in North Dakota than in Alabama. 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.

Louisiana· 18th of 51

$97.72

ND $214AL $63.10

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.