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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Florida 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.60 to $25.12.

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 $69 · 10th to 90th $21 to $69Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $27
$10$20$50facility $69professional $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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.30
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$40.74
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$56.23
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 43rd of 51

$18.20

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.