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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Georgia 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $50.12.

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

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $43 to $43Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $35 to $60
$50$100facility $43professional $46

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$72.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$45.71

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.