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How Much Does Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 88112 — Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique

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Average Medicare Payment

$24.37

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$24.7M

Services (2023)

827.2K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-3.3%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$25.19$34.4M1.1M—
2015$25.36$33.3M1.1M+0.7%
2016$26.20$36.0M1.1M+3.3%
2017$25.51$33.7M1.1M-2.6%
2018$25.98$32.2M1.0M+1.8%
2019$25.94$31.4M990.5K-0.2%
2020$26.13$26.1M822.1K+0.7%
2021$25.59$26.6M849.1K-2.1%
2022$24.90$25.4M829.7K-2.7%
2023$24.37$24.7M827.2K-2.1%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 2.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. MD averages $39.71 vs VT at $19.65.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
MD$39.71$718.6K18.1K81
PR$38.18$7.1K1863
HI$37.48$44.7K1.2K15
NJ$37.24$1.7M45.6K130
NY$36.35$3.6M99.1K325
DC$36.04$129.1K3.6K15
TN$33.88$1.2M35.8K155
CT$32.18$322.7K10.0K69
VA$32.03$593.2K18.5K111
CA$31.36$2.2M70.3K427
AK$30.59$9.8K3195
AZ$30.45$614.7K20.2K108
FL$30.33$2.2M71.6K325
AR$29.97$245.4K8.2K38
OK$29.95$515.2K17.2K33
TX$29.77$827.6K27.8K260
GA$29.62$507.8K17.1K128
IL$29.51$932.7K31.6K226
NV$28.68$134.6K4.7K35
MN$28.59$277.5K9.7K107
PA$28.13$1.2M42.6K263
MA$28.11$1.2M43.1K194
OR$27.13$113.2K4.2K38
IN$26.83$357.7K13.3K108
WV$26.39$85.6K3.2K32
WA$25.95$385.7K14.9K117
MO$25.49$273.2K10.7K82
UT$25.43$74.1K2.9K38
MI$25.38$574.6K22.6K164
SC$25.35$313.7K12.4K64
AL$25.23$160.0K6.3K58
ID$25.06$24.9K99312
CO$24.83$190.7K7.7K80
DE$24.41$140.1K5.7K26
NE$23.76$100.4K4.2K33
NM$23.48$50.5K2.2K31
NC$22.91$632.3K27.6K150
NH$22.57$97.0K4.3K28
MS$22.49$100.2K4.5K35
IA$22.43$158.7K7.1K54
OH$22.40$601.7K26.9K247
KS$22.12$130.3K5.9K49
LA$22.09$194.3K8.8K84
WY$21.91$5.3K2405
WI$21.42$243.5K11.4K87
RI$21.37$53.8K2.5K15
ME$21.36$69.9K3.3K22
SD$21.10$47.9K2.3K22
KY$20.65$172.1K8.3K77
MT$20.61$48.3K2.3K20
ND$20.22$39.3K1.9K19

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Michael NagarPathologyNY$682.5K11.1K$61.41
Cdx Diagnostics, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryNY$543.0K15.8K$34.33
Dianon Systems IncClinical LaboratoryOK$390.7K11.7K$33.38
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNJ$375.2K8.8K$42.61
Nicholas MaruniakPathologyFL$370.5K7.4K$49.78
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories IncClinical LaboratoryFL$367.6K15.5K$23.69
Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$322.5K5.6K$58.07
Unilab CorporationClinical LaboratoryCA$237.3K8.4K$28.28
Ameripath New York, LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$221.8K6.4K$34.67
Zhiming YangPathologyPA$219.5K4.1K$53.97
Richard RobertsPathologyTN$218.9K4.8K$45.48
Changhyun ChoiPathologyTN$213.1K5.0K$42.27
Laboratory Corporation Of America HoldingsClinical LaboratoryNC$162.8K6.9K$23.63
Raul RudelliPathologyNJ$160.3K2.9K$56.15
Bioreference Health, LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$156.6K3.1K$49.82
Emeritus Medical Technology LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$148.2K4.3K$34.78
Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts LlcClinical LaboratoryMA$144.8K5.2K$27.92
Nicole MassollPathologyAR$140.0K3.5K$40.29
Theranostix IncClinical LaboratoryMD$134.0K3.5K$38.12
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryNY$132.2K2.3K$56.43

🤔 Is Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique Overpriced?

Based on the data, CPT 88112 shows a 2.0x variation in pricing across states — moderate variation by Medicare standards.

Costs have decreased 3.3% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.