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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

New Jersey 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?

$4.27

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.27 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.31 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.31$3.16 to $3.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$9.12 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19,953Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $3 to $5
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $3

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
$3.63
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.72
Median
$0.72
Typical High
$1.10
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$9.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,915.35
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.27

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 37th of 51

$4.27

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.