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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Montana 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $34.67.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $54Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54
$10$20$50facility $28professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 2nd of 51

$27.54

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.