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Liquid-Based Pap Test

New York 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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 9 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$19.50$15.14 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$18.62 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $19 to $38Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46
$10$20$50$100$200facility $19professional $19

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
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$58.88
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$100.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$40.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$19.50

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.