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Cervical Screening Slide, Automated Reading

Ohio 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$14.13$9.77 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $17 to $55Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10$20$50facility $55professional $14

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
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 33rd of 51

$14.13

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.