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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

North Dakota 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $115.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $48Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $35 to $151
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $74

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 3rd of 51

$72.44

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.