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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Mississippi 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?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$21.88 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$56.23 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $46 to $91Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $12 to $91
$10$20$50$100facility $56professional $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
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$81.28

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 17th of 51

$56.23

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.