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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Nebraska 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $54.95.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $13 to $66Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $13 to $76
$20$50$100facility $47professional $45

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$66.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$61.66

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$46.77

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.