Fluid cytology smear and interpretation at Rush Medical Foundation

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

HC CYTOPTH W/INTRP

Quitman, MS

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Rush Medical Foundation’s median price of $51 is 21% below the median hospital's median price ($65), higher than 36% of the 2,295 hospitals reporting CPT 88104. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 88104 at Rush Medical Foundation

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 15 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$15	$15	—	—	—	$15 – $15
2	Molina all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$30	$30	—	—	—	$30 – $30
3	Humana all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$44	$44	$15	33%	—	$29 – $59
4	Cigna all payor other · outpatient	$52	$52	$17	33%	—	$35 – $70
5	Cigna Healthspring all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
6	Humana all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
7	Optum all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
8	UnitedHealthcare all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
9	Ambetter all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
10	Molina all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
11	WellCare all payor other · outpatient	$55	$55	$18	33%	—	$37 – $73
12	Aetna all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$61	$61	$20	33%	—	$41 – $81
13	MultiPlan all payor percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$71	$71	$23	33%	—	$47 – $94
14	Bcbs Ms all payor other · outpatient	$75	$75	$25	33%	—	$50 – $100
15	Bcbs Ms all payor fee schedule · outpatient	$75	$75	—	—	—	$75 – $75

Last updated: Apr 1, 2026

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