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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

New Jersey 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $23.99.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $813 to $16,218Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $29
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $20

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
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$20.42

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.