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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 88153

Laboratory examination of a cervical screening (Pap) sample smeared directly onto a glass slide, in which a trained technologist reviews it and it is then reviewed a second time under a pathologist's supervision. The second look lowers the chance that a small number of abnormal cells is missed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.18 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $45
$10$20$50facility $24professional $16

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$50.12
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 8.9 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.

Connecticut· 43rd of 51

$18.62

TX $120KY $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.