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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 July 2026.

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

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$9.12$5.75 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$4.47 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $3 to $47Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $3 to $50
$5$10$20$50facility $42professional $9

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
$3.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$10.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.76

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$9.12

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.