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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Ohio 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?

$4.68

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.68 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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 8 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$3.80$2.57 to $4.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$5.01 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $62Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $9
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $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
$10.72
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$8.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.17
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$5.37
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$9.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$79.43
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.94
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$5.62
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 37th of 51

$4.68

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.