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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Florida 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$12.59 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$32.36 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $19 to $37Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36
$5$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$3.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$70.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 46th of 51

$18.20

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.