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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Colorado 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$20.42$17.78 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$37.15 to $70.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $15 to $93Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $20

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
$15.49
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$79.43
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$45.71
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
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.92

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 6th of 51

$41.69

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.