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Liquid-Based Pap Test

New Jersey 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.85 to $20.89.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $912 to $16,218Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $18

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$18.20

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.