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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Michigan 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?

$4.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $5.62 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 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$4.47$3.55 to $4.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$4.47 to $8.32

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $26Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50facility $6professional $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
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$10.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$3.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$7.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$15.85
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.91
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.17

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 46th of 51

$4.47

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.