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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

New Mexico 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$22.91 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$20.89 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $19 to $162Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $72
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $30

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
$38.02
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$75.86

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 48th of 51

$30.20

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.