go back

Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Kansas 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $26.30.

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 $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $43Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $18 to $29
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $22

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 25th of 51

$21.88

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.