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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Montana 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$22.39 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$26.92 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $27 to $47Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $30
$20$50$100facility $30professional $28

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
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 22nd of 51

$29.51

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.