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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Michigan 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $47 to $47Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $30 to $52
$50facility $47professional $47

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 34th of 51

$46.77

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.