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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

South 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 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 7 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$9.55$4.47 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$41.69 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $10 to $50Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $50
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $10

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$50.12
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$35.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$6.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$6.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 2nd of 51

$12.02

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.