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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Iowa 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$50.12 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$39.81 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $18 to $129Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $29 to $251
$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $54

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$93.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$54.95

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.