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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Michigan 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $23.99 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$15.14 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.99$19.05 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $17 to $91Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $19

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
$19.05
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$95.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$35.48
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$20.42

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.