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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 July 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $28.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $13 to $36
$20$50facility $32professional $24

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 17th of 51

$23.99

SD $77.62DC $15.14

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.