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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Connecticut 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$23.44$13.49 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$23.99 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $20 to $55Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $10 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $23

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$50.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$43.65
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$46.77

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 25th of 51

$27.54

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.