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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Alaska rates for HCPCS 88148

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?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 to $30.20.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $31Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $14 to $40
$20$50facility $23professional $26

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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$30.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Wyoming 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.

Alaska· 8th of 51

$23.99

WY $30.20KY $11.22

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.