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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 October 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.12$20.42 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$40.74 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $25 to $65Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $166
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $25

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
$13.18
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$40.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 5th of 51

$43.65

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.