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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 89050

A laboratory count of the cells in a body fluid other than blood, such as spinal fluid, joint fluid or fluid drawn from around the lung or abdomen. A raised count points towards infection, inflammation or bleeding in that space.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid cost?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.89 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 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$3.89$3.63 to $7.41
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$5.37 to $10.00

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50facility $7professional $4

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$7.94

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in North Carolina than in Washington, DC. 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.

Arkansas· 24th of 51

$6.03

NC $15.85DC $3.55

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.