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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Utah 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$17.38 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$24.55 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $22 to $174Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $21

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$26.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$91.20
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$36.31

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 35th of 51

$24.55

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.