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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $20.42.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $60Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $45
$20$50$100facility $15professional $20

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
$11.22
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$70.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$50.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 37th 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.