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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

South Carolina 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $28.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $38Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $95
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $23

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$102.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$95.50

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 21st of 51

$23.44

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.