$79.60–$95.57
88184 reports the technical work for the first marker. 88187 reports the professional interpretation and written report for a 2-through-8-marker study.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
88187 Flow cytometry Medicare reimbursement rates in Virginia
Report 88187 for the professional interpretation and written report of a flow-cytometry study evaluating 2 through 8 markers. Compare 88187 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Virginia.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 88187 in Virginia?
Virginia has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
$34.61–$38.27
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
Facility setting
$34.61–$38.27
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Flow cytometry
About 88187: Flow cytometry interpretation, 2–8 markers
Report 88187 for the professional interpretation and written report of a flow-cytometry study evaluating 2 through 8 markers.
Code 88187 represents the professional interpretation and written report of a flow-cytometry study evaluating 2 through 8 markers. Hematopathologists commonly perform this work to characterize abnormal cell populations in peripheral blood, bone marrow, lymph-node specimens, or body-cavity fluids when evaluating suspected leukemia, lymphoma, or another hematologic disorder. The service is the analysis and report, not specimen collection or instrument acquisition.
Select the code level based on the number of markers evaluated in the interpretation: 2 through 8 for 88187. The report should identify the specimen, describe the flow-cytometry findings, and support the interpretation and marker count. CMS identifies 88187 as professional-component-only; the technical portion is reported separately using the applicable technical code or codes, such as 88184 for the first marker and 88185 for additional markers.
CMS billing rules for 88187
- Professional and technical components
- Professional-component-only code: interpretation and report; a separate code covers the technical portion.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU0.72 · 69%
- Practice expense (office) RVU0.30 · 29%
- Malpractice RVU0.03 · 3%
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This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
88187 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Virginia, from the same CMS release.
$57.57–$63.88
Use 88188 when the professional interpretation evaluates 9 through 15 markers; 88187 covers 2 through 8.
$78.11–$86.22
Use 88189 for a professional interpretation involving 16 or more markers; 88187 covers the 2-through-8-marker range.
Compare 88187 by payment locality
Find the payment area for your service address, then open its rate page for calculation inputs, release history and the percentage-of-Medicare tool. A city may cross payment-area boundaries; the ZIP lookup above helps resolve the location.
2 of 2 payment localities
Dc + Md/Va Suburbs →
Office / nonfacility
$38.27
Facility
$38.27
Virginia →
Office / nonfacility
$34.61
Facility
$34.61
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88187 billing questions
How does 88187 differ from 88188?
88187 applies when the interpretation evaluates 2 through 8 markers. Use 88188 for an interpretation involving 9 through 15 markers.
How does 88187 differ from 88189?
88189 is the higher marker-count interpretation level, for 16 or more markers. Choose among these interpretation codes according to the marker count documented for the study.
Does 88187 include the technical flow-cytometry work?
No. 88187 represents the professional interpretation and report; the technical portion is separately coded, typically with 88184 and any applicable units of 88185.
Should modifier 26 be appended to 88187?
CMS identifies 88187 as a professional-component-only code, so the code itself represents the interpretation and report. Do not add modifier 26 solely to identify that component.
What documentation supports reporting 88187?
Document the specimen, markers evaluated, flow-cytometry findings, and the professional interpretation. The record should support that the interpretation falls within the 2-through-8-marker range.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
11,16188182,TC,Cell marker study,A,,0.00,3.36,,3.36,NA,0.05,3.41,3.41,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16288184,,Flowcytometry/ tc 1 marker,A,,0.00,2.41,,2.41,NA,0.02,2.43,2.43,3,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16388185,,Flowcytometry/tc add-on,A,,0.00,0.69,,0.69,NA,0.00,0.69,0.69,3,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16488187,,Flowcytometry/read 2-8,A,,0.72,0.30,,0.30,,0.03,1.05,1.05,2,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16588188,,Flowcytometry/read 9-15,A,,1.17,0.52,,0.52,,0.06,1.75,1.75,2,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16688189,,Flowcytometry/read 16 & >,A,,1.66,0.64,,0.64,,0.07,2.37,2.37,2,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
11,16788199,,Unlisted cytopathology px,C,,0.00,0.00,,0.00,NA,0.00,0.00,0.00,1,XXX,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00