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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Indiana 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?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$7.76 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$45.71 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $151Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $8 to $60
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $50professional $30

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
$41.69
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 30th of 51

$41.69

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.