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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.22$11.48 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$20.42 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $20 to $100Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $33professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$100.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$3.80

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 38th 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.