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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Montana 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 5 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$33.11$22.91 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$28.84 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $23 to $69Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $69
$20$50facility $37professional $33

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 3rd of 51

$34.67

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.