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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Arizona 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.49 to $19.50.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $51Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35
$20$50$100facility $28professional $17

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
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$31.62

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 49th of 51

$17.38

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.