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Liquid-Based Pap Test

West 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 West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.62 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 4 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$17.78 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$33.88 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $30 to $355Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $19
$10$20$50$100$200facility $34professional $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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.50
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 31st 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.