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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Arkansas 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $27.54.

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

Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $32
$20professional $20

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 28th of 51

$19.95

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.