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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $97.72 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.88$21.88 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$97.72$41.69 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $98 · 10th to 90th $42 to $151Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $16 to $245
$10$20$50$100$200facility $98professional $34

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$35.48

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.