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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Louisiana 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $29.51.

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 $20 · 10th to 90th $20 to $95Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41
$20$50$100facility $20professional $26

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$26.30

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.