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Liquid-Based Pap Test

North Carolina 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 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$20.89$18.62 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$20.42 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $18 to $49Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $39
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $21

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$28.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$120.23
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th of 51

$20.89

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.