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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

New Jersey 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $41.69.

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 $13,804 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $16,218Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $9 to $50
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $13,804professional $30

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
$7.76
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$56.23

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$30.20

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.