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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Virginia 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $42.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $20 to $60
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $38

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. 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
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$93.33
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$81.28

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$38.02

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.