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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Colorado 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $24.55.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $42Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $42
$20$50$100facility $28professional $19

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
$18.62
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$51.29

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 37th of 51

$18.62

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.