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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Nevada 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $26.30.

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

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $34
$10$20$50facility $16professional $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
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.48
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$45.71

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 46th of 51

$17.78

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.