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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Connecticut 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 July 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading cost?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.71 to $35.48.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $10Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $8 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $25

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$104.71
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$138.04

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Connecticut· 47th of 51

$24.55

WY $95.50RI $10.96

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.