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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

New Mexico 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.45 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $31Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $19

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 16th of 51

$19.05

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.