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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Rhode Island 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$20.42 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$23.99 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $62Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $40
$10$20$50facility $25professional $20

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$20.42

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.