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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Tennessee 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.14 to $21.88.

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 $98 · 10th to 90th $13 to $105Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $98professional $17

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$44.67
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$56.23

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 48th of 51

$17.38

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.