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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Washington, DC 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.38 to $28.18.

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 $41 · 10th to 90th $18 to $91Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $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
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$53.70

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$19.05

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.