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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 October 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$33.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$16.60 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$33.88 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $21 to $36Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $42
$10$20$50facility $34professional $28

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
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$50.12

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 13th of 51

$33.88

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.