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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Iowa 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.91 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.91$19.95 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$30.20 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $28 to $110Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $18 to $54
$20$50$100facility $44professional $23

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
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$46.77
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$165.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$22.91

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.