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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 October 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $85.11.

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 $35 to $60Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $48 to $110
$50$100$200facility $35professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 12th of 51

$60.26

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.