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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Maine 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$12.02 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$20.42 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $19 to $170Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $40
$10$20$50$100$200facility $27professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 31st of 51

$25.12

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.