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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Kentucky 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$25.70$10.00 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$8.91 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $54Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $245
$10$20$50$100$200facility $9professional $26

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
$12.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$14.79

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.