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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Missouri 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $53.70.

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 $63 · 10th to 90th $47 to $126Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $41 to $63
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $63professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 18th of 51

$51.29

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.