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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Michigan 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$18.62 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$45.71 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $38 to $89Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $14 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $38

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$114.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$66.07

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 37th of 51

$38.02

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.