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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88147

A cervical screening test in which cells collected from the cervix are spread on a slide and examined for early changes that could develop into cancer. The slide is examined with the help of an automated scanning system in a laboratory overseen by a pathologist. An abnormal result leads to further testing rather than immediate treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$23.44 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$174 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $589Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $18 to $115
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $204professional $50

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$151

AK $151KY $14.79

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.