go back

Liquid-Based Pap Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 88143

A screening test for cervical cancer. Cells brushed from the cervix are rinsed into a vial of preservative liquid, then spread as a thin layer on a slide and examined under a microscope for abnormal or precancerous changes. The liquid method produces a cleaner slide than the older technique of smearing the sample directly.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Liquid-Based Pap Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $26.30.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $23 to $23Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $14 to $26
$20facility $23professional $18

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$29.51

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Alabama· 45th of 51

$17.78

WY $43.65NE $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.