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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Missouri 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$24.55$20.42 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$24.55 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $18 to $98Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $166
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $25

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
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.99
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$27.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$4.68

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 26th of 51

$27.54

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.