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Liquid-Based Cervical Cell Screening

West 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$38.90$16.60 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$18.20 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $93Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $39

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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$131.83
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$66.07
1 more rate 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
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 9th of 51

$37.15

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.