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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Utah 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?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.47 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 6 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$3.63 to $5.37
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$32.36 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $9 to $148Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $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
$28.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$6.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$9.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$21.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.27
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.17
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$7.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$6.61

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 14th of 51

$7.08

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.