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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

New York 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.62$15.14 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$17.38 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $36Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $19

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
$16.60
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$57.54
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$29.51
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81

Where New York 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 York· 45th of 51

$18.62

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.