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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

Vermont 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?

$6.03

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.03 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.03 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 5 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$6.03$6.03 to $6.03
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$26.92 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $5 to $110Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $7
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.41
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.68
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.66
Typical High
$1.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$12.88

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 25th of 51

$6.03

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.