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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Mississippi 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $38.02.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $49Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $41
$10$20$50facility $19professional $30

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
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$57.54

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 9th of 51

$29.51

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.