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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

New Mexico 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.05 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$19.05$16.60 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$35.48 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $18 to $195Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $12 to $41
$20$50$100$200facility $107professional $19

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
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.90

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 32nd of 51

$24.55

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.