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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Georgia 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.02 to $23.44.

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 $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $35Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50facility $17professional $15

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
$10.72
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$41.69

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 24th of 51

$15.49

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.