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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 October 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$74.13$45.71 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$75.86 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $56 to $115Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $30 to $85
$10$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $74

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$91.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$74.13

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.