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Pap Test With Computer-Assisted Recheck

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 88152

Examination of cells brushed from the cervix, looking for changes that could develop into cancer if left alone. A trained screener reviews the slide under the microscope and a computer system then rechecks it, marking areas worth a second look so that abnormal cells are less likely to be passed over.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pap Test With Computer-Assisted Recheck cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$9.55 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$21.88 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $21 to $126Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $10 to $42
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $18

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$46.77
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.37
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Texas 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.

North Carolina· 47th of 51

$19.05

TX $129KY $13.49

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.