Cost analysis for CPT 88112 — Cell examination of specimen, selective cellular enhancement technique
Average Medicare Payment
$24.37
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$24.7M
Services (2023)
827.2K
Price Change (2014–2023)
-3.3%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $25.19 | $34.4M | 1.1M | — |
| 2015 | $25.36 | $33.3M | 1.1M | +0.7% |
| 2016 | $26.20 | $36.0M | 1.1M | +3.3% |
| 2017 | $25.51 | $33.7M | 1.1M | -2.6% |
| 2018 | $25.98 | $32.2M | 1.0M | +1.8% |
| 2019 | $25.94 | $31.4M | 990.5K | -0.2% |
| 2020 | $26.13 | $26.1M | 822.1K | +0.7% |
| 2021 | $25.59 | $26.6M | 849.1K | -2.1% |
| 2022 | $24.90 | $25.4M | 829.7K | -2.7% |
| 2023 | $24.37 | $24.7M | 827.2K | -2.1% |
The most expensive state pays 2.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. MD averages $39.71 vs VT at $19.65.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | $39.71 | $718.6K | 18.1K | 81 |
| PR | $38.18 | $7.1K | 186 | 3 |
| HI | $37.48 | $44.7K | 1.2K | 15 |
| NJ | $37.24 | $1.7M | 45.6K | 130 |
| NY | $36.35 | $3.6M | 99.1K | 325 |
| DC | $36.04 | $129.1K | 3.6K | 15 |
| TN | $33.88 | $1.2M | 35.8K | 155 |
| CT | $32.18 | $322.7K | 10.0K | 69 |
| VA | $32.03 | $593.2K | 18.5K | 111 |
| CA | $31.36 | $2.2M | 70.3K | 427 |
| AK | $30.59 | $9.8K | 319 | 5 |
| AZ | $30.45 | $614.7K | 20.2K | 108 |
| FL | $30.33 | $2.2M | 71.6K | 325 |
| AR | $29.97 | $245.4K | 8.2K | 38 |
| OK | $29.95 | $515.2K | 17.2K | 33 |
| TX | $29.77 | $827.6K | 27.8K | 260 |
| GA | $29.62 | $507.8K | 17.1K | 128 |
| IL | $29.51 | $932.7K | 31.6K | 226 |
| NV | $28.68 | $134.6K | 4.7K | 35 |
| MN | $28.59 | $277.5K | 9.7K | 107 |
| PA | $28.13 | $1.2M | 42.6K | 263 |
| MA | $28.11 | $1.2M | 43.1K | 194 |
| OR | $27.13 | $113.2K | 4.2K | 38 |
| IN | $26.83 | $357.7K | 13.3K | 108 |
| WV | $26.39 | $85.6K | 3.2K | 32 |
| WA | $25.95 | $385.7K | 14.9K | 117 |
| MO | $25.49 | $273.2K | 10.7K | 82 |
| UT | $25.43 | $74.1K | 2.9K | 38 |
| MI | $25.38 | $574.6K | 22.6K | 164 |
| SC | $25.35 | $313.7K | 12.4K | 64 |
| AL | $25.23 | $160.0K | 6.3K | 58 |
| ID | $25.06 | $24.9K | 993 | 12 |
| CO | $24.83 | $190.7K | 7.7K | 80 |
| DE | $24.41 | $140.1K | 5.7K | 26 |
| NE | $23.76 | $100.4K | 4.2K | 33 |
| NM | $23.48 | $50.5K | 2.2K | 31 |
| NC | $22.91 | $632.3K | 27.6K | 150 |
| NH | $22.57 | $97.0K | 4.3K | 28 |
| MS | $22.49 | $100.2K | 4.5K | 35 |
| IA | $22.43 | $158.7K | 7.1K | 54 |
| OH | $22.40 | $601.7K | 26.9K | 247 |
| KS | $22.12 | $130.3K | 5.9K | 49 |
| LA | $22.09 | $194.3K | 8.8K | 84 |
| WY | $21.91 | $5.3K | 240 | 5 |
| WI | $21.42 | $243.5K | 11.4K | 87 |
| RI | $21.37 | $53.8K | 2.5K | 15 |
| ME | $21.36 | $69.9K | 3.3K | 22 |
| SD | $21.10 | $47.9K | 2.3K | 22 |
| KY | $20.65 | $172.1K | 8.3K | 77 |
| MT | $20.61 | $48.3K | 2.3K | 20 |
| ND | $20.22 | $39.3K | 1.9K | 19 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Nagar | Pathology | NY | $682.5K | 11.1K | $61.41 |
| Cdx Diagnostics, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $543.0K | 15.8K | $34.33 |
| Dianon Systems Inc | Clinical Laboratory | OK | $390.7K | 11.7K | $33.38 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $375.2K | 8.8K | $42.61 |
| Nicholas Maruniak | Pathology | FL | $370.5K | 7.4K | $49.78 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $367.6K | 15.5K | $23.69 |
| Northwell Health Laboratories | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $322.5K | 5.6K | $58.07 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $237.3K | 8.4K | $28.28 |
| Ameripath New York, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $221.8K | 6.4K | $34.67 |
| Zhiming Yang | Pathology | PA | $219.5K | 4.1K | $53.97 |
| Richard Roberts | Pathology | TN | $218.9K | 4.8K | $45.48 |
| Changhyun Choi | Pathology | TN | $213.1K | 5.0K | $42.27 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $162.8K | 6.9K | $23.63 |
| Raul Rudelli | Pathology | NJ | $160.3K | 2.9K | $56.15 |
| Bioreference Health, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $156.6K | 3.1K | $49.82 |
| Emeritus Medical Technology Llc | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $148.2K | 4.3K | $34.78 |
| Quest Diagnostics Massachusetts Llc | Clinical Laboratory | MA | $144.8K | 5.2K | $27.92 |
| Nicole Massoll | Pathology | AR | $140.0K | 3.5K | $40.29 |
| Theranostix Inc | Clinical Laboratory | MD | $134.0K | 3.5K | $38.12 |
| Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | NY | $132.2K | 2.3K | $56.43 |
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.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.