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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Kentucky 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 5 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$11.22$10.00 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$21.88 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $27Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $11

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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$31.62

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$11.22

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.