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Cell Count in Spinal or Joint Fluid

West Virginia 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$3.80$3.55 to $3.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$11.75 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $4 to $43Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $4
$2$5$10$20$50facility $33professional $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
$4.27
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$41.69
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$5.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$6.61

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 3rd of 51

$11.75

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.