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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Illinois 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?

$7.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.27 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$4.27$3.63 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$7.59 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $5 to $155Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $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
$4.79
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$63.10
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$4.68

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 11th of 51

$7.59

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.