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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$10.96 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$14.45 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $69
$10$20$50$100facility $48professional $28

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 46th 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.