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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

New York 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 York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$29.51$20.42 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$15.49 to $107

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $15 to $129Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $78
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $50professional $30

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$102.33
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$114.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$56.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$8.51

Where New York 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 York· 44th 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.