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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88142

A cervical or vaginal cell sample collected into a preservative liquid is prepared as a thin, even layer on a slide and examined by a trained screener under a microscope. The screening looks for cells that are abnormal or show signs of infection. The slide is read by a person rather than by an automated imaging system, under a physician's supervision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.18$20.42 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$70.79 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $56 to $240Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46
$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $28

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Vermont than in Illinois. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$60.26

VT $70.79IL $15.49

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.