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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Kentucky 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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 6 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$18.62$14.13 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$26.30 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $155Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $19

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
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$20.42

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.