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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Iowa 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?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$33.88$19.50 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$30.90 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $28 to $59Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $18 to $55
$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $34

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 7th of 51

$33.88

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.