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Unlisted Cell Sample Examination

Texas 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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$30.20$30.20 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$7.59 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $79Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $6 to $60,256
$10$100$1K$10K$100K$1Mfacility $8professional $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
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60,255.96
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$60,255.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398,832.92
Median
$2,398,832.92
Typical High
$2,398,832.92

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 23rd of 37

$30.20

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.