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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Montana 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $89.13.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $155Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $30 to $155
$10$20$50$100facility $79professional $66

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 2nd of 51

$74.13

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.