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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Missouri 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $33.11.

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 $28 · 10th to 90th $19 to $63Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $20

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
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$19.95

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.