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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Vermont 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $22.39 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$22.39$19.50 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$85.11 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $50 to $204Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $151
$10$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $22

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
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$213.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$151.36

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 42nd of 51

$33.11

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.