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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Illinois 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37.15 to $45.71.

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 $138 · 10th to 90th $138 to $138Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $9 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $138professional $42

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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$85.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$75.86

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 20th of 51

$41.69

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.