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Unlisted Cell Sample Examination

Ohio rates for HCPCS 88199

A laboratory examination of loose cells collected from a smear, fluid or fine-needle sample for which no standard named entry exists. It is used when a pathologist performs an uncommon or newly developed analysis of a cell specimen rather than a piece of tissue. A written account of the work done accompanies the claim.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Cell Sample Examination cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.71 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.71$0.07 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $60,256

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $72,444Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $0 to $71
$0.1$1$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $105professional $9

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.07
Typical High
$0.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 23988.3 times more in West Virginia than in Maine. 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.

Ohio· 27th of 37

$25.12

WV $72,444ME $3.02

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.