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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Utah 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$16.60 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$14.45 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $14 to $145Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $9 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $40

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$204.17
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$44.67

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.