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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Iowa 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.98$15.14 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$23.44 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $20 to $98Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $40
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $17

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$107.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$61.66
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 21st of 51

$17.38

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.