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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Kansas 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.07 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$4.07$3.98 to $4.68
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$8.13 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $5 to $100Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $15professional $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
$5.01
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$15.14
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$32.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$7.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$8.32

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in North Carolina than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $6.17 · 20th of 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.