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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

Vermont 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $102 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$23.99 to $35.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$70.79 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $71 to $145Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $19 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $30

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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$85.11
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$60.26

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 1st of 51

$70.79

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.