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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Connecticut rates for HCPCS D0480

Laboratory processing of a sample of cells gently collected from the surface of a sore, patch, or other area of concern in the mouth, examined under a microscope with a written report sent back to your dentist. It's a way to check unusual-looking tissue without a surgical biopsy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis cost?

$48.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48.98 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $61.66.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98
$50$100professional $49

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Connecticut· 22nd of 51

$48.98

MN $195KY $23.99

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.