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Laboratory Pathology - Cytology

California rates for RC 0311

Laboratory Pathology-Cytology

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory Pathology - Cytology cost?

$457

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $87 to $16,596
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $457

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
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$16,595.87
HealthNet
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 70.8 times more in Washington than in Louisiana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $457 · 6th of 30
WA $2,818LA $39.81

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.