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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Arkansas 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$20.42 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$22.91 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $23 to $32Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$20$50facility $23professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.20
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 36th of 51

$22.91

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.