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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Maine 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 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$4.68$3.80 to $4.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$4.68 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $112Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $6
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $13professional $5

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
$4.68
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$6.92
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.75
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$112.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.55

Where Maine 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.

Maine $4.68 · 44th 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.