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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Delaware 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.33 to $20.42.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $38
$10$20$50facility $20professional $16

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$52.48

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$16.22

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.