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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 July 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.39 to $44.67.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $25 to $38Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $20 to $47
$20$50facility $29professional $25

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$41.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$64.57

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 12th of 51

$24.55

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.