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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Illinois 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $24.55.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $55 to $55Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $45
$5$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $17

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$100.00

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 47th of 51

$17.38

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.