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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

North Dakota 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$29.51$23.44 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$23.99 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $14 to $120Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $46
$20$50$100facility $62professional $30

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
$14.13
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$44.67

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$40.74

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.