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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Hawaii 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?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5.89 to $10.47.

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 $5 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$5$10facility $5professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.62
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.12
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 9th of 51

$8.51

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.