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Laboratory Pathology - Cytology

California rates for RC 0311

Laboratory Pathological - Cytology

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Laboratory Pathology - Cytology cost?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $9,120.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $87 to $17,378
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$263.03
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$17,378.01
HealthNet
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,387.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where California sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in California than in Michigan. 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.

California· 1st of 37

$1,660

CA $1,660MI $36.31

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.