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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Florida 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $34.67 to $47.86.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $27 to $34Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $52
$50facility $27professional $41

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
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$52.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$77.62
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$40.74

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.