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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Louisiana 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?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $32.36.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $151
$20$50$100facility $23professional $28

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$151.36
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$28.18

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.