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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

South Dakota 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $120.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $79Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $30 to $138
$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $50

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
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$251.19
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$50.12

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.