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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $21.38 to $30.90.

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 $24 to $112Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $14 to $158
$10$20$50$100facility $24professional $29

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
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Louisiana· 8th of 51

$26.92

WY $45.71RI $10.96

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.