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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

New Hampshire 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$21.38$13.18 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$35.48 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $23 to $117Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $59
$10$20$50$100facility $59professional $21

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$85.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 11th of 51

$34.67

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.