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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 from a physician practice, and about $7.08 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.24$5.37 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.08$3.31 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $85Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.33
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.13

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$7.24

AK $14.13MD $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.