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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Montana 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $97.72.

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 $95 · 10th to 90th $69 to $100Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $49 to $100
$50$100facility $95professional $79

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
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$95.50

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.