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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Ohio 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $158 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$21.38 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$158$107 to $158

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $13 to $158Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $15 to $52
$10$20$50$100facility $158professional $41

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$61.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$69.18
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$91.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$48.98
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$85.11

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 26th of 51

$40.74

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.