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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $21.88.

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

Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $16 to $42
$20$50professional $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
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$79.43
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$56.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$38.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 38th 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.