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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

New Hampshire 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 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$4.47$3.09 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$9.12 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $7 to $234Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $19
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $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
$6.76
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$21.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.92
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$13.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$13.80

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 10th of 51

$8.13

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.