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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Florida 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.77 to $14.45.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $36Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19
$10$20facility $36professional $13

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.05
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$37.15
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$13.18

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.