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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Oregon 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?

$5.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.62 from a physician practice, and about $6.61 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$5.62$4.68 to $6.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6.61$4.68 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $46Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $10
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $6

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
$8.91
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.94
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.33
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$9.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$14.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$6.61

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 27th of 51

$5.89

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.