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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Maine 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $89.13.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $148
$50$100$200professional $74

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
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 5th of 51

$74.13

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.