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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Ohio 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 8 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$18.62$15.49 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$48.98 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $22 to $72Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30
$10$20$50facility $72professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$37.15
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.39
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$39.81

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 39th of 51

$18.62

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.