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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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 $57.54 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$16.60 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $58 to $191Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$151.36
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$48.98
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.20
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th 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.