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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Georgia 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$19.05 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$21.88 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $22 to $78Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49
$10$20$50facility $22professional $21

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$54.95
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$57.54

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th of 51

$20.89

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.