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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Tennessee 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38.02 to $50.12.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $7 to $240Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $15 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200facility $240professional $40

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
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$81.28
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 30th of 51

$39.81

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.