go back

Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Ohio 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$16.22$15.85 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$61.66 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $23 to $63Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $95
$10$20$50$100facility $63professional $16

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
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$107.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$50.12
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$47.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$95.50

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 50th of 51

$16.60

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.