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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Maine 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $35.48.

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 $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $52
$10$20$50professional $27

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
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$54.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$52.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 12th of 51

$26.92

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.