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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 October 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$19.05 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$26.30 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $20 to $117Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $166
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $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
$13.49
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$61.66

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 16th of 51

$33.11

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.