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Liquid-Based Pap Test

Virginia 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $25.70.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $47Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $39
$20$50facility $32professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$45.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$46.77

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 32nd of 51

$19.05

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.